Calgary vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	74
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	1.31M	459K

The cost of living in Calgary is 15% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1759th and 978th ($2095 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 841st in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 187th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Virginia Beach

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	Calgary	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769