Calgary vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$3514
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1379
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$1785
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	72
😀 Quality of life	90	83
🏙️ Population	1.31M	56.8K

The cost of living in Calgary is 43% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 1716th and 4107th ($2118 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 5th in Canada and Cyprus, respectively. Check Canada vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 209th and 563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Nicosia

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	Calgary	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$4.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$106
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$9656

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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 Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1431
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1332
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1296
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1553
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1380
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1416
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2265
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$2042
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1831
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$636
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$830
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$449
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$721
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$842
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1353
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1106
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$618
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$865
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$684
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$761
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$676
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1005
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$622
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$569
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1894
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1766
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$600
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1930
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$552
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$446
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$966
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1770
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911