Calgary vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$3016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
78
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
1.31M
662K

The cost of living in Calgary is 18% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1526th and 587th ($2113 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 7th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Ranked 6th vs 3rd best cities to live in Canada, and 66th vs 60th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Vancouver

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Calgary Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$14942

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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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758