Calgary vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$4634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	89
😀 Quality of life	92	98
🏙️ Population	1.31M	5.87M

The cost of living in Calgary is 30% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1526th and 133rd ($2113 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in Canada and Singapore, respectively. Check Canada vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 66th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Singapore City

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	Calgary	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$26424

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544