Calgary vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2149
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3509
$456
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
53
40
😀 Quality of life
90
48
🏙️ Population
1.31M
5.94M

The cost of living in Calgary is 174% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1473rd and 6501st ($2149 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Canada and India, respectively. Check Canada vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 131st and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Surat

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Calgary Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.9
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.6
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1707
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.9
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$984
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19196
$1527

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1914
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1727
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1701
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1723
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1785
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2523
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$2001
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2250
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1781
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1854
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2139
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2150
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2011
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2498
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1793
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1642
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1566
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1830
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1610
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1917
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1765
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2322
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1487
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1976
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2469
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2010
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2484
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1983
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2042
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2553
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2278
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2169
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348