Calgary vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$3833
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$807
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$1402
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$1941
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	57
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	1.31M	458K

The cost of living in Calgary is 30% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 1781st and 3511th ($2079 vs $1601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Estonia, respectively. Check Canada vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 160th and 345th 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	$16.7	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$1341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$311
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$5392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$8113

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1372
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1947
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$1937
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$999
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1566
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1881
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1383
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1655
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1611
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1184
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1561
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$1041
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1589
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1174
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1516
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1521
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$1064
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1545
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1524
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1561
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$1083
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$928
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1476
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1422
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1437
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1438
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1353
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1503