Calgary vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$2041
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	91
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.75M

The cost of living in Calgary is 6% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1759th and 2104th ($2095 vs $1972) 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 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1 months in Rome. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 187th and 134th 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	$19.1	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$14156

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330