Calgary vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$4240
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1109
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$2916
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	17
😀 Quality of life	90	85
🏙️ Population	1.31M	216K

The cost of living in Calgary is 13% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 1646th and 2289th ($2077 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 4th 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 8th best city to live in Canada vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 153rd and 356th 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	$15.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$11415

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1253
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1475
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1457
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1144
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1433
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1847
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1418
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1182
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1506
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1652
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1717
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1736
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1709
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1968
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1746
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1435
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1213
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1921
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1604