Calgary vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$2178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	39
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	1.31M	6.44K

The cost of living in Calgary is 15% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1759th and 2712th ($2095 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in Canada and Malta, respectively. Check Canada vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 187th and 1347th 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	$19.1	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$12648

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1317
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1063
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1247
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1123
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1336
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1176
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1238
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1176
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1110
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$519
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$583
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$478
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$376
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$487
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$313
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$592
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$355
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$378
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$353
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$460
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$633
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$547
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1230
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1362
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$364
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$391