Calgary vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$4609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	89
😀 Quality of life	91	98
🏙️ Population	1.31M	5.87M

The cost of living in Calgary is 35% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1781st and 109th ($2079 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Singapore, respectively. Check Canada vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 160th and 7th 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	$16.7	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$29519

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653