Calgary vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$3056
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	18
😀 Quality of life	90	84
🏙️ Population	1.31M	216K

The cost of living in Calgary is 5% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 1759th and 2013th ($2095 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.5 months in Wellington. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 187th and 485th 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	$19.1	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$13757

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1803
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1440
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1469
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1400
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1503
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1653
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1705
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1475
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1259
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1424
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1647
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1660
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1800
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1553
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1752
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2100
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1567
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1507
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1239
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2232
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1282
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2354
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2481
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1911
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2040
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1709
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2364
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1844