Calgary vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$4401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	89
😀 Quality of life	90	97
🏙️ Population	1.31M	5.87M

The cost of living in Calgary is 32% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1716th and 154th ($2118 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Canada and Singapore, respectively. Check Canada vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 209th and 5th 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	$17	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$31369

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663