Calgary vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2938
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$1406
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	19
😀 Quality of life	90	75
🏙️ Population	1.31M	630K

The cost of living in Calgary is 77% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 1473rd and 4571st ($2149 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 118th in Canada and Italy, respectively. Check Canada vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 131st and 1004th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Palermo

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	Calgary	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$74
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$7103

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1005
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1086
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1031
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1229
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1172
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1157
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1188
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1519
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1434
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1771
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1747
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1649
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1334
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1057
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$442
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1632
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$522
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1473
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1449
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$490
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$563
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$344
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1208
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1148
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1272