Calgary vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$2805
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	100
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.76M

The cost of living in Calgary is 10% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1473rd and 2002nd ($2149 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 54th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Ranked 6th vs 2nd best cities to live in Canada, and 131st vs 60th 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	$16.9	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$6957

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610