Calgary vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$4040
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ 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 1646th and 129th ($2077 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 1.3 months in Singapore City. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 153rd and 11th 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	$15.2	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$27780

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605