Calgary vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$3329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	53	98
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.03M

The cost of living in Calgary is 6% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1759th and 1403rd ($2095 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Austria, respectively. Check Canada vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 187th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Vienna

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	Calgary	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$28814

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1862
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1831
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1941
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1590
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1805
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1172
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1150
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1230
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1257
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1308
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$917
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$974
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1628
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1499
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$967
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1126
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1619
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1218
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1409
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1156
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1265
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1108
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1255
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1681
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1653
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1430
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1201
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1803
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1751
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1701
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1065
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$928