Calgary vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$1231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
53
85
😀 Quality of life
90
70
🏙️ Population
1.31M
5.65M

The cost of living in Calgary is 97% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1716th and 5142nd ($2118 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 4th in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 209th and 3923rd 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
$17
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$12085

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606