Calgary vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$3705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	53	98
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.03M

The cost of living in Calgary is 4% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1716th and 1464th ($2118 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 1.7 months in Vienna. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 209th and 43rd 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	$17	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$28817

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989