Calgary vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$846
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	82
😀 Quality of life	90	67
🏙️ Population	1.31M	5.38M

The cost of living in Calgary is 146% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1473rd and 6204th ($2149 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 131st and 3645th 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	$16.9	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525