Calgary vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$2623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$6220
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$1671
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$3099
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$4605
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
53
78
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
1.31M
689K

The cost of living in Calgary is 19% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1526th and 489th ($2113 vs $2623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 441st in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Nashville ranked 46th in the United States, while ranked 66th and 198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Nashville

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Calgary Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$6.66
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$5.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$1401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$3812
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$2623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$75.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$3579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$3234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$5.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$3.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$1334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$20441

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2438
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2367
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2345
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2312
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2300
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2255
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2293
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2260
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2534
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2155
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$1968
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1987
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2220
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1651
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2004
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$2123
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2386
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2546
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1313
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$2045
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1702
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1941
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$1985
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1785
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1742
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1768
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1933
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2026
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1515
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1910
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1487
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1768
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2142
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1972
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2120
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1675