Calgary vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$3121
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$661
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$1063
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$1616
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	27
😀 Quality of life	90	73
🏙️ Population	1.31M	683K

The cost of living in Calgary is 62% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 1473rd and 4271st ($2149 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 67th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Zaragoza ranked 41st in Spain, while ranked 131st and 1465th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Zaragoza

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	Calgary	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$7709

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1094
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1314
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1309
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1464
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1016
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1391
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1240
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1399
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1439
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1500
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1528
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1162
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1623
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1244
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1495
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1697
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1436
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1688
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1105
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1274
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1491
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1317
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1494
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1220
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1581
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1522
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1577
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1573
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1439
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471