Calgary vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2095
$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4718
$4700
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$1515
🏘️ Family rent
$1885
$2399
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3093
$3057
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
92
😀 Quality of life
90
91
🏙️ Population
1.31M
718K

The cost of living in Calgary is 9% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 1759th and 1279th ($2095 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 9th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.3 months in Mississauga. Ranked 9th vs 5th best cities to live in Canada, and 187th vs 113th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Mississauga

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Calgary Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$5.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1234
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$1344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1946
$2536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$2145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3751
$7883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$6206
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$820
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15881
$10705

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1927
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1874
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1780
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1733
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1579
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1626
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1835
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2595
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1974
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2338
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2307
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1749
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2197
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1771
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1953
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2180
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2135
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2505
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1781
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1703
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1787
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1867
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1729
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2100
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1869
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1451
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2290
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1442
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1953
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2427
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2053
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2930
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2100
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2141
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2493
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2523
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2492
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1872

Cities near Mississauga

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$2102
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2318
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2415
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$2034
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2233
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2214
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2006
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2172
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$2017
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$1892
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2124
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2049
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1832
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2109
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$1936
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1581
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1848
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$2078
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$2081
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2138
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2303
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2181
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1706
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$2123
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$1939
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$2125
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$1863
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$1953
146 km or 91 mi London
$1930
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1757
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2035