Cost of Living Comparison Between Calgary and Manchester Cost of Living Comparison Between Calgary and Manchester

😐 Solo nomad: Calgary is 1.4% more expensive than Manchester without rent, and 7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Calgary is 3.2% cheaper than Manchester without rent, and 4.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$18.5 CA$25.9

$20.55 £15.55

-9.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$70 CA$98

$96.3 £72.9

-27.37%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.98 CA$15.37

$10.74 £8.13

2.23%

Cappuccino

$3.86 CA$5.41

$4.87 £3.68

-20.74%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.07 CA$2.89

$2.62 £1.98

-20.99%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 CA$2.31

$1.75 £1.33

-5.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.22 CA$7.3

$7.52 £5.69

-30.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.57 CA$9.2

$7.43 £5.63

-11.57%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.2 CA$3.08

$1.64 £1.24

34.15%

White Bread (500g)

$2.77 CA$3.89

$1.78 £1.35

55.62%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.41 CA$4.77

$2.21 £1.67

54.30%

Eggs

$3.45 CA$4.84

$4.06 £3.08

-15.02%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.3 CA$20.02

$11.94 £9.04

19.77%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.76 CA$17.86

$9.5 £7.19

34.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.29 CA$22.81

$17.13 £12.97

-4.90%

Apples (1kg)

$4.31 CA$6.04

$3.22 £2.43

33.85%

Banana (1kg)

$1.29 CA$1.8

$1.81 £1.37

-28.73%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.88 CA$5.44

$3.87 £2.93

0.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.19 CA$5.87

$4.36 £3.3

-3.90%

Potato (1kg)

$2.7 CA$3.77

$2.1 £1.59

28.57%

Onion (1kg)

$2.63 CA$3.68

$1.79 £1.36

46.93%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.66 CA$3.72

$1.32 £1

101.52%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.95 CA$2.73

$1.5 £1.14

30.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$14.88 CA$20.84

$18.88 £14.3

-21.19%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.47 CA$20.26

$10.69 £8.1

35.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.9 CA$4.06

$2.44 £1.85

18.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.98 CA$5.57

$3.58 £2.71

11.17%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.71 CA$3.8

$2.74 £2.07

-1.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$85.6 CA$120

$121 £92

-29.50%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.42 CA$4.78

$5.57 £4.22

-38.60%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.3 CA$1.82

$2.92 £2.21

-55.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$28.48 CA$39.88

$33.85 £25.63

-15.86%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.09 CA$1.52

$1.94 £1.47

-43.81%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$25K CA$35K

$38.7K £29.3K

-35.40%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$21.4K CA$30K

$40.9K £31K

-47.68%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$211 CA$295

$294 £223

-28.43%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$40.76 CA$57.1

$22.88 £17.32

78.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$59.3 CA$83

$43.36 £32.82

36.79%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$54.6 CA$76.4

$41.24 £31.22

32.27%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$52.2 CA$73.1

$15.69 £11.88

232.89%

Cinema Ticket

$12.64 CA$17.7

$13.44 £10.18

-5.95%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$862 CA$1,207

$1,931 £1,462

-55.36%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K CA$22.5K

$21.4K £16.2K

-24.83%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.5 CA$81.9

$88.6 £67.1

-34.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.63 CA$66.7

$41.35 £31.3

15.19%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$86.9 CA$122

$87.4 £66.2

-0.62%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$107 CA$150

$109 £82.4

-1.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,408 CA$1,971

$1,599 £1,210

-11.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,182 CA$1,655

$1,294 £979

-8.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,333 CA$3,267

$2,726 £2,063

-14.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,896 CA$2,654

$2,105 £1,594

-9.96%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,685 CA$5,159

$5,644 £4,272

-34.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,247 CA$4,547

$3,883 £2,939

-16.37%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,079 CA$4,311

$3,255 £2,464

-5.42%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.71

5.92

-3.55%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Calgary: November 29, 2025

Last update for Manchester: November 29, 2025

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