Calgary vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	100
😀 Quality of life	90	100
🏙️ Population	1.31M	5.35M

The cost of living in Calgary is 15% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1716th and 893rd ($2118 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 4th in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 209th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Melbourne

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	Calgary	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$26129

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172