Calgary vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$3699
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	53	79
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	1.31M	709K

The cost of living in Calgary is 9% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 1646th and 1171st ($2077 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Norway, respectively. Check Canada vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 153rd and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Oslo

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	Calgary	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$8593

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006