Summary about cost of living in Calgary, Canada:
Restaurants | |
Range |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 15.81 $ | |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 59.28 $ | |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 8.89 $ | |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 5.53 $ | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 6.32 $ | |
Cappuccino (regular) | 3.42 $ | |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 1.70 $ | |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 1.45 $ | |
Markets | |
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 6.97 $ | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 1.73 $ | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 1.06 $ | |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 2.81 $ | |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 4.59 $ | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 4.83 $ | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 5.28 $ | |
Apples (1 lb) | 1.51 $ | |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.68 $ | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 1.39 $ | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 1.60 $ | |
Potato (1 lb) | 0.94 $ | |
Onion (1 lb) | 0.82 $ | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 2.02 $ | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 1.59 $ | |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 12.65 $ | |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 2.92 $ | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 2.88 $ | |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 14.23 $ | |
Transportation | |
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 2.77 $ | |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 86.15 $ | |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 3.00 $ | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 2.54 $ | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 24.50 $ | |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 2.99 $ | |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 21,340.08 $ | |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 18,669.65 $ | |
Utilities (Monthly) | |
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 159.99 $ | |
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.21 $ | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 63.07 $ | |
Sports And Leisure | |
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 51.54 $ | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 17.62 $ | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 11.86 $ | |
Childcare | |
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 990.25 $ | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 12,424.67 $ | |
Clothing And Shoes | |
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 45.53 $ | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 41.58 $ | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 73.70 $ | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 99.50 $ | |
Rent Per Month | |
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 953.44 $ | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 805.99 $ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 1,739.00 $ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 1,327.85 $ | |
Buy Apartment Price | |
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 285.15 $ | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 206.84 $ | |
Salaries And Financing | |
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 3,713.82 $ | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 2.73 |
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Cost of Living in Lethbridge, AB | 139.70 miles |
Cost of Living in Medicine Hat | 181.87 miles |
Cost of Living in Edmonton | 183.86 miles |
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Calgary is far from what it is was like when oil was booming but like all provinces that have negatives.
I feel calgary is the best place overall to live.
Have someone put you down
I make less than $20,000 a year and have lived here all my life. You can get away with more square feet for your money by renting basement suites over apartments. They average $800-$900 and some of them even include utilities, although ours don't. We live in the SW, the most expensive part of the city and we can still get by on less than $20,000. My husband and I only work part time on minimum wage. We also have a dog and 4 Parrotlets. Very hard to find a decent pet friendly place in this area but you have WAY more options if you don't have pets. You can live in more luxurious houses if you go to the cheap areas of the city: NE and NW, but especially NE. Skip the apartments and save more. Don't even think about renting a basement suite that costs more than $1000, they are such a ripoff (unless they include utilities). I've lived in 3 different rentals in the SW:
First one was $700 plus utilities. A 900 square foot basement suite. That was the cheapest one I ever found.
Second one was a whole duplex for $1590 Phys utilities. 1000 square feet. Also on the cheaper end.
Third one, another basement suite, prices rose this year. The cheapest I could find in this area was $900 ($200 more than they were two years ago) but I bargained it down to $875 plus utilities. 800 square feet.
Having a family on minimum wage is hard, but if you have no children it's quite easy. I still have enough money to camp in the summers and do fun events/restaurants once or twice a month.
And shop at Superstore, it's cheap! Skip the Safeway. Buy what's on sale and in bulk and freeze. I actually eat pretty luxuriously though. I buy whatever food I want, excluding the most expensive things like lamb, lobster and prime steak for special events.
All my extra money disappears on my pets, they are the real money suckers lol.
Too bad really, because Calgary is a beautiful place to live.
If my family get 7K to 8K per month, with one 4-year old child, can we afford the life in Calgary?
How much does it cost for rent a two bed room apt, and what will be the housing price(per square meters) in a good district/neighborhood with good primary school?
Thanks~
The challenge with Calgary is the government that'sin office .....
And striped alberta of jobs and any an all extra financial gains we had ..... to suport there frivolous spending for easterner provinces that really relied on its province to cover there way.... and enable people to not work or be able to fully suport them self .....
Alberta and its people are very self reliant and in many ways very redneck farming mantality
If you dont have this you will.find calgary and many other places in alberta challenging
To live as out siders find many rude and not friendly but in àll honesty we are quite friendly . As for the people here that are from other war torn countries... many of them have brought there religious issue and criminal ways and has made calgary crap.
We use to beable to allow are kids play freely... now we are unable because it have become unsafe ....
It’s definitely more expensive here
The prices you mentioned are very cheap compared to what you would pay here
I make very good income about $8000 a month clear I go on vacation every 3 months I go eat in restaurants a lot but most people don’t make that most people only make around 3 or 4000 a month
380 CAD for a 2bd apartment
120 CAD Utilities
40 CAD 2 cellphones and internet
80-100 CAD gas and car maintenance
250 CAD groceries
100 CAD clothing
no leisure, no holidays, no entertainment, no restaurants, no savings...barely make ends meet
is it kinda the same in Canada?
For reference, Toronto +23, Chicago +21, Boston +18, New York +22
Oh how glaaaad i am got out that frozen deadland hellhole called Alberta YUCKKK!!!
A bachelor suite can be found for $480 if you don't care what it looks like or what area you're in...
A nice bachelor in the beltline you can find for $670. A small 1 bedroom for $700. Again, they won't be fancy, but most will include your heat, water and electricity which will save you about $170/mth.
I buy most of my "needs" from the dollar store. And I grocery shop on Tuesday's to get the 10% discount.
I drive a newer car too! So yes, it can be done if you aren't spending your money like a lunatic. I have a full and happy life (despite my numerous health problems). I don't feel as though I'm missing anything because I live below the poverty line. It's all about priorities.
Insurance is nuts. Crime is on the rise. Police are scary/mean/abusive/racist. People are far less friendly and most will just ignore you now. You are crammed into over packed trains/bus's like sardines, never mind a seat. There is some new carbon tax so all things energy is now even more expensive, gas, electric bill, rent.
Massive layoff's, low pay, and huge increase in cost of living = Failing City
The biggest problem is the housing, it has gotten out of control, if you are of Gen X or lower you won't be able to pay off a mortgage in your lifetime, let alone get approved for a $500,000+ loan.
Years ago this was a wonderful friendly rich place with affordable housing, plenty of work, lots of money (oil), cheap groceries, cheap gas, a helpful cheerful community feeling that is now replaced with that big city coldness.