Calgary vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2255
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$780
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$313
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	48
😀 Quality of life	90	48
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.64M

The cost of living in Calgary is 124% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 1759th and 6043rd ($2095 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 32nd 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 1 months in Novosibirsk. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Novosibirsk ranked 40th in Russia, while ranked 187th and 6891st 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	$19.1	$7.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$72.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	23.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$5680

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$785
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$754
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$630
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$795
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$787
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$780
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$585
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$586
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$559
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$602
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$837
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$819
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$954
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$754
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$545
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$575
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$575
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$823
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$571
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$784
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$763
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$553
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$500
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$687
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$1024
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$713
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$572
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$568
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$608
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$614
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$712
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$579
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$547
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$564
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$702
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$550
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$876
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952