Calgary vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$4181
😷 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 13% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1716th and 978th ($2118 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 6th 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 21st best city to live in Canada vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 209th and 10th 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	$17	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894