Calgary vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$1885
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	92
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.75M

The cost of living in Calgary is 23% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1473rd and 2722nd ($2149 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Canada and Italy, respectively. Check Canada vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 131st and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Rome

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	Calgary	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$10781

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262