Calgary vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Calgary Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4591
$2995
🏠 One person rent
$1089
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3636
$1239
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
54
95
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
1.31M
12.5M

The cost of living in Calgary is 54% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1896th and 4019th ($1928 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Calgary compared to 1 months in Moscow. Calgary ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 67th and 1168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Moscow

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Calgary Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2100
$1606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1594
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$7.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
9.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4035
$7317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$7.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15623
$10113

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$2462
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1741
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1619
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1380
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1702
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1660
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$1542
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1727
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2149
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2022
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1678
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2026
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1502
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1833
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$1980
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1789
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$1994
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1577
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1471
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1665
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1668
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1866
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1359
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1922
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1802
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1570
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2275
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1625
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1482
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2424
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1891
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2006
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1801
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$1628
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$1966
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$1805
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1880
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1778

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520