Cost of living comparison
Fort McMurray is 1.5% more expensive than Calgary.
If you lived in Fort McMurray instead of Calgary, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
Calgary
|
Fort McMurray
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.22
CA$22.20
|
$25.81
CA$35.31
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$9.29
CA$12.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
CA$2.54
|
$1.87
CA$2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
CA$2.32
|
$1.50
CA$2.05
|
|
pay 8.0% more for groceries
Calgary
|
Fort McMurray
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
CA$3.17
|
$2.20
CA$3.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
CA$7.82
|
$4.37
CA$5.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CA$9.22
|
$7.66
CA$10.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.09
CA$4.23
|
$2.70
CA$3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.13
CA$7.02
|
$4.52
CA$6.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
CA$2.38
|
$1.75
CA$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
CA$0.88
|
$1.07
CA$1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
CA$2.25
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.33
|
$1.81
CA$2.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CA$1.40
|
$1.44
CA$1.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
CA$1.59
|
$0.89
CA$1.21
|
|
pay 4.9% more for transportation
Calgary
|
Fort McMurray
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
CA$5.33
|
$4.55
CA$6.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.60
CA$113.00
|
$39.82
CA$54.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,718.72
CA$29,711.97
|
$29,499.61
CA$40,356.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.88
CA$20.36
|
$17.70
CA$24.21
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
Calgary
|
Fort McMurray
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.70
CA$89.88
|
$62.50
CA$85.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,178.37
CA$1,612.05
|
$1,041.71
CA$1,425.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$992.70
CA$1,358.05
|
$789.11
CA$1,079.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.20
CA$232.84
|
$217.79
CA$297.95
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Calgary
|
Fort McMurray
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$834.87
CA$1,142.13
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,247.62
CA$24,963.38
|
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pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
Calgary
|
Fort McMurray
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.16
CA$7.06
|
$5.72
CA$7.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
CA$5.21
|
$4.24
CA$5.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.27
CA$18.16
|
$14.93
CA$20.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.71
CA$77.58
|
$41.07
CA$56.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.17
CA$16.65
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
Calgary
|
Fort McMurray
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.81
CA$76.35
|
$55.31
CA$75.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CA$60.03
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.54
CA$111.54
|
$68.22
CA$93.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.94
CA$155.88
|
$84.81
CA$116.02
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