Calgary vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$2151
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$1475
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$67.7
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	42
😀 Quality of life	91	17
🏙️ Population	1.31M	908K

The cost of living in Calgary is 17% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 1781st and 2835th ($2079 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Nigeria, respectively. Check Canada vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0 months in Owerri. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Owerri ranked 17th in Nigeria, while ranked 160th and 9159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Owerri

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	Calgary	Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$1328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$37.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$1052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$8.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$4.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$8.08
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$14.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$1311

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$961
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$878
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$1051
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$563
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$926
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$397
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$632
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$664
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$1413
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$644
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$849
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$665
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$755
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1363
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$698
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$778
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$705
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$793
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1514
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$752
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1102
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$664
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$852
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1241
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$793
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$671
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$810
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$393
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$646
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$1044
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$598
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$781
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$652