Calgary vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	100
😀 Quality of life	90	100
🏙️ Population	1.31M	4.84M

The cost of living in Calgary is 18% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1646th and 745th ($2077 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 153rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Sydney

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	Calgary	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683