Calgary vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$3927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	93
😀 Quality of life	91	98
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.14M

The cost of living in Calgary is 11% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1781st and 1191st ($2079 vs $2338) 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 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 160th and 12th 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	$16.7	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736