Calgary vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$1657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$3999
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$1749
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$514
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$1375
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	37
😀 Quality of life	92	72
🏙️ Population	1.31M	6.44K

The cost of living in Calgary is 28% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 1526th and 2834th ($2113 vs $1657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 3rd in Canada and Malta, respectively. Check Canada vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Valletta. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 66th and 2020th 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	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$760
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$2091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$8034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$4060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$73.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$121
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$10317

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1670
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1708
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1278
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1608
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1469
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1338
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1120
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$927
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1027
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1103
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$983
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1163
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1150
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1122
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1050
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$979
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1329
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$418
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$423
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$470
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$435
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1530
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1324
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$377
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$596
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$386
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$340
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$390
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1017
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1307
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$407
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$355