Calgary vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$4310
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1265
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1894
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$3197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	18
😀 Quality of life	90	85
🏙️ Population	1.31M	216K

The cost of living in Calgary is 4% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 1716th and 1932nd ($2118 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 3rd in Canada and New Zealand, respectively. Check Canada vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 209th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Wellington

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	Calgary	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$13419

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1788
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1325
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1359
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1533
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1528
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1518
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1605
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1787
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1393
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1474
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1696
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1740
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1894
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1646
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1778
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2156
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1623
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1579
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1261
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2303
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1865