Calgary vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$3974
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
53
99
😀 Quality of life
90
96
🏙️ Population
1.31M
2.11M

The cost of living in Calgary is 15% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1716th and 916th ($2118 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Canada and France, respectively. Check Canada vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 209th and 14th 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
$17
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$17184

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544