Calgary vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$3902
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	100
😀 Quality of life	90	100
🏙️ Population	1.31M	5.03M

The cost of living in Calgary is 5% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1646th and 1365th ($2077 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 8th best city to live in Canada vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 153rd 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	$15.2	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$19705

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963