Calgary vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$3103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$7450
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$4080
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$704
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$4410
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	85
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	1.31M	442K

The cost of living in Calgary is 31% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 1473rd and 103rd ($2149 vs $3103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 80th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Miami. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Miami ranked 18th in the United States, while ranked 131st and 109th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Miami

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	Calgary	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$22.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$88.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$2446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$1765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$4939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$3570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$6519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$1210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$25328

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860