Calgary vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$294
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$554
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	49
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.63M

The cost of living in Calgary is 231% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 1473rd and 7298th ($2149 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 26th in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 131st and 5501st 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	$16.9	$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$3795

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$619
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$495
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$541
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$562
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$357
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$556
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$556
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$605
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$550
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$555
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$406
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$520
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$669
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$628
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$615
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$586
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$575
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$780
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$534
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$612
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$630
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$595
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$622
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$628
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$698
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$490
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$599
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$447
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$624
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$626
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$687
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$735
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$530
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$544
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$782
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$535
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$791
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585