Food Prices in Calgary, Canada

Recommended Minimum Amount of Money for food (2400 calories, Western food types)

Milk (regular), (0.25 liter) 0.75 C$
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (125.00 g) 0.92 C$
Rice (white), (0.10 kg) 0.48 C$
Eggs (regular) (2.40) 1.02 C$
Local Cheese (0.10 kg) 1.96 C$
Chicken Fillets (0.15 kg) 2.76 C$
Beef Round (0.15 kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 3.19 C$
Apples (0.30 kg) 1.83 C$
Banana (0.25 kg) 0.48 C$
Oranges (0.30 kg) 1.62 C$
Tomato (0.20 kg) 1.18 C$
Potato (0.20 kg) 0.74 C$
Onion (0.10 kg) 0.33 C$
Lettuce (0.20 head) 0.76 C$
Daily recommended minimum amount of money for food per person18.02 C$
Monthly recommended minimum amount of money for food per person
(assuming 31 days per month)
558.50 C$

Recommended Minimum Amount of Money for food (2400 calories, Asian food types)

Loaf of Fresh White Bread (50.00 g) 0.37 C$
Rice (white), (0.25 kg) 1.20 C$
Eggs (regular) (2.40) 1.02 C$
Chicken Fillets (0.20 kg) 3.67 C$
Beef Round (0.10 kg) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 2.13 C$
Apples (0.25 kg) 1.52 C$
Banana (0.25 kg) 0.48 C$
Oranges (0.15 kg) 0.81 C$
Tomato (0.20 kg) 1.18 C$
Potato (0.20 kg) 0.74 C$
Onion (0.10 kg) 0.33 C$
Lettuce (0.10 head) 0.38 C$
Daily recommended minimum amount of money for food per person13.83 C$
Monthly recommended minimum amount of money for food per person
(assuming 31 days per month)
428.78 C$

Food prices

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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 11.40 C$ 5.75-22.71
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 3.33 C$ 2.00-5.44
Rice (white), (1 lb) 2.18 C$ 1.25-4.99
Eggs (regular) (12) 5.11 C$ 3.79-8.00
Local Cheese (1 lb) 8.91 C$ 4.54-27.22
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 8.33 C$ 4.54-13.61
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 9.66 C$ 5.32-12.88
Apples (1 lb) 2.76 C$ 1.02-3.63
Banana (1 lb) 0.87 C$ 0.64-2.27
Oranges (1 lb) 2.45 C$ 0.97-3.99
Tomato (1 lb) 2.67 C$ 1.36-3.63
Potato (1 lb) 1.68 C$ 0.73-3.00
Onion (1 lb) 1.50 C$ 0.91-2.99
Lettuce (1 head) 3.78 C$ 2.99-6.00
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1 Comments so far
katherine leung on Apr 30, 2022:
Thank you so much for the information about the quality life in calgary, and the value of the foods. I want to move to calgary from Vancouver for my retired life.