Calgary vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	99
😀 Quality of life	90	100
🏙️ Population	1.31M	5.45M

The cost of living in Calgary is 26% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1759th and 370th ($2095 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 187th 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	$19.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$25164

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863