Calgary vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	53	57
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.42M

The cost of living in Calgary is 136% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1759th and 6337th ($2095 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 10th in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 187th and 5445th 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	$19.1	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$15139

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751