Calgary vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

Calgary Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$2167
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4591
$4865
🏠 One person rent
$1089
$1446
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$2376
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3636
$3283
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
54
92
😀 Quality of life
92
92
🏙️ Population
1.31M
722K

The cost of living in Calgary is 11% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 1896th and 405th ($1928 vs $2167) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 13th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Mississauga. Ranked 10th vs 9th best cities to live in Canada, and 67th vs 66th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$4.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$1457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$1271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2100
$2444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1594
$2131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$81.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4035
$7186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$5644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$1173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15623
$26749

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$2462
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1741
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1619
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1380
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1702
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1660
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$1542
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1727
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2149
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2022
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1678
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2026
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1502
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1833
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$1980
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1789
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$1994
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1577
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1471
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1665
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1668
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1866
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1359
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1922
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1802
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1570
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2275
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1625
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1482
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2424
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1891
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2006
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1801
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$1628
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$1966
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$1805
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1880
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1778

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$2030
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2167
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2348
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$1682
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2301
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2090
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2078
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$1925
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2191
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$1823
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$2319
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1682
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2266
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$1760
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$1918
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1793
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$1649
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$1892
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1755
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1588
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1431
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$2013
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1418
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$2014
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$2007
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2008
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$1805
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2021
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2013
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1728
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$2012
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$1753
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$2019
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$2007
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2019
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$1797
146 km or 91 mi London
$1715
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1763
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2021