Calgary vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$4002
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$852
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1436
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$2178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	59
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.31M	458K

The cost of living in Calgary is 26% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 1716th and 3311th ($2118 vs $1683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Canada and Estonia, respectively. Check Canada vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.3 months in Tallinn. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 209th and 390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Tallinn

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	Calgary	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$94.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$565
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$213
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$5557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$3701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$7.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$59.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$638
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$9251

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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 Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1448
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1990
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$2062
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$1021
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1606
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1927
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1406
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1693
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1659
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1214
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$1083
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1583
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1232
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1514
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1568
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$1111
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1597
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1571
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1567
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1474
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$1108
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$944
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1514
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1445
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1471
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1467
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1383
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1516