Calgary vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2136
$2619
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4760
$6214
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$1549
🏘️ Family rent
$2001
$2686
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$378
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2854
$4031
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
100
😀 Quality of life
91
100
🏙️ Population
1.31M
5.45M

The cost of living in Calgary is 18% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1644th and 673rd ($2136 vs $2619) 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 1.3 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Calgary ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 156th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$70.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.41
$7.03
 Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$1854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1016
$1271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2152
$3277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1634
$2254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.5
$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3374
$13243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3144
$7736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$25.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$28.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.5
$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$60
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$873
$2089
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15961
$18664

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1839
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1811
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1740
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1539
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1661
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1865
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2616
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1984
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2375
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2351
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1783
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2246
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1857
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1949
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2265
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2087
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2481
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1857
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1760
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1912
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1883
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1779
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1628
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1997
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1851
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1437
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2251
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1510
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2063
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2108
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2039
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2688
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2079
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1975
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2030
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2545
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2462
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2415
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1931

Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2160
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2313
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1879
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1617
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1457
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1829
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1578
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1654
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1507
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2049
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1758
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1613
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1187
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1479
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1989
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1659
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1671
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1840
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1806
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2299
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2132
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1710
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1701
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1341
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1553
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1724
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1746
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1656
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1688
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2297
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1759
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1712
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1739
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2091
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1683
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1705
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1792
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2043
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1421
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1704