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

🙂 Solo nomad: Manchester is 1.4% cheaper than Calgary without rent, and 7.6% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Manchester is 3.3% more expensive than Calgary without rent, and 4.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.55 £15.55

$18.5 CA$25.9

11.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$96.3 £72.9

$70 CA$98

37.69%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.74 £8.13

$10.98 CA$15.37

-2.19%

Cappuccino

$4.87 £3.68

$3.86 CA$5.41

26.17%

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

$2.62 £1.98

$2.07 CA$2.89

26.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.75 £1.33

$1.65 CA$2.31

6.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.52 £5.69

$5.22 CA$7.3

44.06%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.43 £5.63

$6.57 CA$9.2

13.09%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.64 £1.24

$2.2 CA$3.08

-25.45%

White Bread (500g)

$1.78 £1.35

$2.77 CA$3.89

-35.74%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.21 £1.67

$3.41 CA$4.77

-35.19%

Eggs

$4.06 £3.08

$3.45 CA$4.84

17.68%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.94 £9.04

$14.3 CA$20.02

-16.50%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.5 £7.19

$12.76 CA$17.86

-25.55%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.13 £12.97

$16.29 CA$22.81

5.16%

Apples (1kg)

$3.22 £2.43

$4.31 CA$6.04

-25.29%

Banana (1kg)

$1.81 £1.37

$1.29 CA$1.8

40.31%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.87 £2.93

$3.88 CA$5.44

-0.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.36 £3.3

$4.19 CA$5.87

4.06%

Potato (1kg)

$2.1 £1.59

$2.7 CA$3.77

-22.22%

Onion (1kg)

$1.79 £1.36

$2.63 CA$3.68

-31.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.32 £1

$2.66 CA$3.72

-50.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.5 £1.14

$1.95 CA$2.73

-23.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$18.88 £14.3

$14.88 CA$20.84

26.88%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.69 £8.1

$14.47 CA$20.26

-26.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.44 £1.85

$2.9 CA$4.06

-15.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.58 £2.71

$3.98 CA$5.57

-10.05%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.74 £2.07

$2.71 CA$3.8

1.11%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$121 £92

$85.6 CA$120

41.85%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.57 £4.22

$3.42 CA$4.78

62.87%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.92 £2.21

$1.3 CA$1.82

124.62%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$33.85 £25.63

$28.48 CA$39.88

18.86%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.94 £1.47

$1.09 CA$1.52

77.98%

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

$38.7K £29.3K

$25K CA$35K

54.80%

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

$40.9K £31K

$21.4K CA$30K

91.15%

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

$294 £223

$211 CA$295

39.73%

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

$22.88 £17.32

$40.76 CA$57.1

-43.87%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.36 £32.82

$59.3 CA$83

-26.89%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.24 £31.22

$54.6 CA$76.4

-24.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.69 £11.88

$52.2 CA$73.1

-69.96%

Cinema Ticket

$13.44 £10.18

$12.64 CA$17.7

6.33%

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

$1,931 £1,462

$862 CA$1,207

123.99%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$21.4K £16.2K

$16.1K CA$22.5K

33.04%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$88.6 £67.1

$58.5 CA$81.9

51.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.35 £31.3

$47.63 CA$66.7

-13.18%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.4 £66.2

$86.9 CA$122

0.62%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$109 £82.4

$107 CA$150

1.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,599 £1,210

$1,408 CA$1,971

13.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,294 £979

$1,182 CA$1,655

9.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,726 £2,063

$2,333 CA$3,267

16.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,105 £1,594

$1,896 CA$2,654

11.07%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,644 £4,272

$3,685 CA$5,159

53.16%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,883 £2,939

$3,247 CA$4,547

19.57%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,255 £2,464

$3,079 CA$4,311

5.73%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.92

5.71

3.68%

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

Last update for Manchester: November 29, 2025

Last update for Calgary: November 29, 2025

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

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