Calgary vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$998
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$234
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	53	5
😀 Quality of life	90	43
🏙️ Population	1.31M	115K

The cost of living in Calgary is 409% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1759th and 8941st ($2095 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Canada and Bhutan, respectively. Check Canada vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 187th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Thimphu

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	Calgary	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$600

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$437
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$307
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$320
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$960
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$303
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$287
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$325
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$303
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$321
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$288
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1034
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$270
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$297
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$336
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$289
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$278
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$264
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$245
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$289
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$327
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$287
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$288
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$357
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$424
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$336
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$478
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$342
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$288
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$317
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$326
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$285
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$293
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$272
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$268
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$274