Calgary vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	53	56
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.42M

The cost of living in Calgary is 163% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1781st and 6702nd ($2079 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 17th in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 160th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Salvador

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	Calgary	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$13462

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699