Calgary vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Calgary Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$2707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4591
$6020
🏠 One person rent
$1089
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$3065
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3636
$4698
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
54
80
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
1.31M
668K

The cost of living in Calgary is 29% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1896th and 98th ($1928 vs $2707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 80th 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 1.9 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Nashville. Calgary ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Nashville ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 67th and 202nd 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
$16.5
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$5.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$1977
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2100
$3911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1594
$2533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$82.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4035
$4641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$2581
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$3.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$16.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$8.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$1186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15623
$14692

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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 Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2035
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2023
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2010
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2020
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$1766
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2009
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2019
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2023
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$1955
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$1910
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$1921
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1618
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2012
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1588
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$2018
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$2010
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1711
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$2008
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$2023
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2013
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1658
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1413
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1871
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1492
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2041
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1618
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2020
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1703
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1305
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$2017
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1901
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2020
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1550
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$2015
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1494
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1752
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2093
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2026
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2017
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1437