Calgary vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
53
5
😀 Quality of life
92
36
🏙️ Population
1.31M
79.2K

The cost of living in Calgary is 368% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1526th and 8761st ($2113 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in Canada and Bhutan, respectively. Check Canada vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 66th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$701

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106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288