Calgary vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$1020
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
53
96
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
1.31M
13.3M

The cost of living in Calgary is 34% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1716th and 3728th ($2118 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 209th and 3206th 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
$17
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$17546

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791