Calgary vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$2219
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	91
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.75M

The cost of living in Calgary is 3% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1781st and 1942nd ($2079 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Canada and Italy, respectively. Check Canada vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 160th and 292nd 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	$16.7	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$10916

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323