Calgary vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$7483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$9886
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$6445
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$5999
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$763
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$9172
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	53	21
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	1.31M	38.9K

The cost of living in Calgary is 72% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 1759th and 1st ($2095 vs $7483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Monaco, respectively. Check Canada vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.2 months in Monaco City. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 187th and 5012th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Monaco City

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	Calgary	Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$8.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$5.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$6949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$6027
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$6797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$5389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$270
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$74781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$57868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$2.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$17.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$3.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$17.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$11.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$5.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$84.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$44.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$108
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$2267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$46388

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Cities near Calgary

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 Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1568
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1901
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1863
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1541
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$2002
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1469
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1264
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1386
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1578
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1488
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1530
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1613
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1320
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1659
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1853
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1335
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1759
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1429
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1563
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1320
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1827
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1565
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1542
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1226
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1560
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1725
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1501
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1479
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1271
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1673
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1467
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1674
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1556
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1669
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1352
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716