Calgary vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Calgary Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$2344
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4591
$5237
🏠 One person rent
$1089
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$2421
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3636
$3423
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
54
80
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
1.31M
631K

The cost of living in Calgary is 18% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1896th and 272nd ($1928 vs $2344) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 5th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Vancouver. Ranked 10th vs 3rd best cities to live in Canada, and 67th vs 36th 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
$16.5
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$68.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$9.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$5.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$1566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2100
$2915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1594
$2091
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$62.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4035
$10294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$7781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$2.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$1036
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15623
$18405

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$2462
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1741
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1619
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1380
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1702
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1660
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$1542
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1727
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2149
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2022
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1678
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2026
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1502
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1833
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$1980
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1789
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$1994
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1577
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1471
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1665
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1668
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1866
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1359
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1922
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1802
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1570
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2275
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1625
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1482
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2424
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1891
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2006
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1801
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$1628
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$1966
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$1805
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1880
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1778

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2215
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2212
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2147
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$1689
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$1905
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$1966
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1801
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1482
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1921
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$1805
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1802
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2023
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$1679
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2046
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2424
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2212
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2056
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2064
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2843
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1577
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2015
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2022
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2462
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2001
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2020
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2015
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2014
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2714
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$1859
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2619
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$1963
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2030
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2024
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2427
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$2969
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2881
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3222
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2007
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2016