Calgary vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$4489
😷 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 18% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1759th and 829th ($2095 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.8 months in Melbourne. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 187th 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	$19.1	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$22313

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132