Calgary vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2077
$2370
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$4796
🏠 One person rent
$1226
$1614
🏘️ Family rent
$1942
$2550
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3168
$3215
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
92
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
1.31M
718K

The cost of living in Calgary is 12% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 1646th and 1006th ($2077 vs $2370) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 8th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Mississauga. Ranked 8th vs 4th best cities to live in Canada, and 153rd vs 89th 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
$15.2
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.7
$70.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.97
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2053
$2541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3283
$8197
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$6621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$92.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$841
$498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16603
$10536

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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 Mississauga

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$1946
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2142
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2453
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$1966
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2267
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2185
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2447
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2017
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2291
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$1899
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$1861
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2019
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2432
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$1846
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2089
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1783
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2056
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$1977
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1771
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1554
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1888
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1554
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$2009
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1849
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$1992
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$2021
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2013
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2183
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2107
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2145
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1680
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$2056
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$1910
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$2082
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$2101
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2100
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$1990
146 km or 91 mi London
$1936
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1799
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2081