Calgary vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2149
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3509
$570
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
53
5
😀 Quality of life
90
50
🏙️ Population
1.31M
115K

The cost of living in Calgary is 456% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1473rd and 9013th ($2149 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Canada and Bhutan, respectively. Check Canada vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 131st and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.9
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.6
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1707
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.9
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$984
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19196
$691

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$1914
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1727
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1701
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1723
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1785
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2523
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$2001
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2250
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1781
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1854
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2139
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2150
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2011
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2498
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1793
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1642
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1566
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1830
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1610
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1917
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1765
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2322
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1487
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1976
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2469
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2010
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2484
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1983
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2042
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2553
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2278
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2169
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284