Calgary vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	95
😀 Quality of life	91	96
🏙️ Population	1.31M	985K

The cost of living in Calgary is 9% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1781st and 1273rd ($2079 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Sweden, respectively. Check Canada vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 160th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Stockholm

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	Calgary	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$15313

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482