Calgary vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$1987
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	59
😀 Quality of life	90	84
🏙️ Population	1.31M	581K

The cost of living in Calgary is 46% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1759th and 4201st ($2095 vs $1434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Lithuania, respectively. Check Canada vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Vilnius. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 187th and 502nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Vilnius

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	Calgary	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$12428

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$859
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$881
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1258
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$928
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$982
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$445
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$938
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1114
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$924
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$608
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$964
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$895
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1170
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$676
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1229
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$893
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$835
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1000
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1254
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1060
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1374
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$527
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$669
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$477
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$355
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$938
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1454
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1040
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$669
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1023
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1253
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$932
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1010
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1540