Calgary vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$365
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	94
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	1.31M	6.21M

The cost of living in Calgary is 125% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1473rd and 5959th ($2149 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 131st and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Calgary	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$10815

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585