Calgary vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	95
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	1.31M	985K

The cost of living in Calgary is 16% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1716th and 849th ($2118 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Canada and Sweden, respectively. Check Canada vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 209th and 23rd 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	$17	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$17693

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516