Calgary vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$2142
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$848
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
48
😀 Quality of life
90
61
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.64M

The cost of living in Calgary is 140% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 1716th and 6431st ($2118 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 30th 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 21st best city to live in Canada vs Novosibirsk ranked 11th in Russia, while ranked 209th and 5802nd 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
$17
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
20.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$1532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$4901

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$828
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891