Calgary vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$4370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	94
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.14M

The cost of living in Calgary is 18% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1759th and 791st ($2095 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 187th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Perth

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	Calgary	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$17749

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913