Calgary vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$510
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
49
😀 Quality of life
92
58
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.63M

The cost of living in Calgary is 222% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 1526th and 7138th ($2113 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 15th in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 66th and 5709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$4125

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$558
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556