Calgary vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$3776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
53
100
😀 Quality of life
92
98
🏙️ Population
1.31M
4.53M

The cost of living in Calgary is 10% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1526th and 933rd ($2113 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 4th in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 66th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$7
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$18868

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481