Calgary vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$4175
😷 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 11% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1716th and 1097th ($2118 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 940th 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 21st best city to live in Canada vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 209th and 304th 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	$17	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$15986

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763