Cost of Living in Medicine Hat

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1487
$3595
🛋️ Without rent
$662
$2175
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$825
$1420
🍽️ Food
$494
$1294
🚐 Transport
$47.7
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2810
😀 Quality of life
57
🏙️ Population
63.3K

The average cost of living in Medicine Hat is $1487, which is in the top 38% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 3487th out of 9294 in our global list, 131st out of 153 in Canada, and 10th out of 10 in Alberta.

The median after-tax salary is $2810, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months. Ranked 5630th (TOP 61%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 139th best city to live in Canada, and 8th most liveable city in Alberta. With an estimated population of 63.3K, Medicine Hat is the 78th largest city in Canada.

✈️ Closest airport 4 km Medicine Hat Regional Airport
😷 Air quality Good 11.7 µg/m³
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Prices in Medicine Hat

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
 Cappuccino
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$834
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16687

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