Calgary vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$3648
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
53
86
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
1.31M
2.79M

The cost of living in Calgary is 15% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1716th and 897th ($2118 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 4th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Ranked 21st vs 2nd best cities to live in Canada, and 209th vs 29th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Toronto

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Calgary Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$20314

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029