Calgary vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$1527
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	37
😀 Quality of life	90	72
🏙️ Population	1.31M	6.44K

The cost of living in Calgary is 30% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1473rd and 3052nd ($2149 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 3rd in Canada and Malta, respectively. Check Canada vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Valletta. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 131st and 1891st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Valletta

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	Calgary	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$8876

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$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

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1771
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1747
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1334
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1643
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1519
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1434
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1172
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$990
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1188
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1031
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1229
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1211
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1157
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1086
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1005
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$482
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$496
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$432
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$462
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$388
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$522
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$398
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$419
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$402
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$453
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$563
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$490
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1057
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1272
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$388
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$344