Calgary vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$661
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$762
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	49
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.64M

The cost of living in Calgary is 156% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 1781st and 6617th ($2079 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 34th in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 160th and 5603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Novosibirsk

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	Calgary	Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$4627

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$802
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$708
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$679
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$649
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$745
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$530
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$529
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$510
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$548
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$761
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$786
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$522
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$837
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$617
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$486
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$544
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$520
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$729
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$575
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$767
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$685
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$525
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$472
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$618
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$909
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$675
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$544
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$518
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$577
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$583
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$680
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$559
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$521
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$537
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$681
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$527
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$762
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$821