Calgary vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$3414
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	99
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.15M

The cost of living in Calgary is 9% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1473rd and 998th ($2149 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Canada and France, respectively. Check Canada vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 131st and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Paris

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	Calgary	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$18941

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395