Calgary vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$4783
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$1400
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$2268
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$2523
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	17
😀 Quality of life	92	85
🏙️ Population	1.31M	419K

The cost of living in Calgary is 5% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 1526th and 1237th ($2113 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in Canada and New Zealand, respectively. Check Canada vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.1 months in Wellington. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 66th and 293rd 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	$16	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$7.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$13015

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1777
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1579
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1230
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1500
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1454
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1113
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1207
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1800
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1563
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1200
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1701
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1754
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1842
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1994
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1960
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2279
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1664
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1398
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1388
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1925
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1353
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1430
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$1998
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2348
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1648
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1903
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1691
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2203
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1597