Calgary vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	82
😀 Quality of life	92	66
🏙️ Population	1.31M	5.38M

The cost of living in Calgary is 161% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1526th and 6353rd ($2113 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 3rd in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 66th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Saint Petersburg

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	Calgary	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$6504

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438