Calgary vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$4060
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	100
😀 Quality of life	91	100
🏙️ Population	1.31M	5.35M

The cost of living in Calgary is 10% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1781st and 1249th ($2079 vs $2308) 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 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 160th 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	$16.7	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$22799

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988