Calgary vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$2129
😷 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 17% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1716th and 2829th ($2118 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 21st best city to live in Canada vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 209th and 1410th 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	$17	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$12962

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388