Calgary vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2095
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4718
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$1885
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3093
$3638
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
53
49
😀 Quality of life
90
91
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.02M

The cost of living in Calgary is 1% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1759th and 1688th ($2095 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 22nd in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Ranked 9th vs 8th best cities to live in Canada, and 187th vs 141st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Ottawa

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Calgary Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1234
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1946
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3751
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$820
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15881
$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875