Calgary vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	100
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.9M

The cost of living in Calgary is 10% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1759th and 2370th ($2095 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 64th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Ranked 9th vs 2nd best cities to live in Canada, and 187th vs 49th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Montreal

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	Calgary	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$6432

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828