Calgary, Canada, is among the top cities with a free business environment. According to our city rankings, this is a good place to live with high ratings in safety, healthcare and environmental quality.
Calgary is one of the top ten city matches for 4.2% of Teleport users.
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Housing| Large apartment | $1400.00 |
|---|---|
| Medium apartment | $1200.00 |
| Rent index [score] | 0.67 |
| Small apartment | $990.00 |
Cost of Living| 5km taxi ride | $8.50 |
|---|---|
| A Cappuccino | $3.80 |
| A beer | $3.00 |
| A kilogram of Apples | $3.20 |
| Bread | $0.83 |
| Inflation [score] | 0.54 |
| Lunch | $14.00 |
| Monthly fitness club membership | $55.00 |
| Monthly public transport | $83.00 |
| Movie ticket | $10.00 |
| Price of a meal at a restaurant | $69.40 |
Startups| Average monthly increase in number of startups | 8 |
|---|---|
| Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.50 |
| Coworking spaces [score] | 0.65 |
| Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 8 |
| Meetups [score] | 0.44 |
| Meetups groups | 125 |
| Meetups members | 40705 |
| Number of investors | 43 |
| Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 866 |
| Number of upcoming meetup events | 39 |
| Startup climate scene [score] | 0.52 |
| Startup events | 257 |
| Startup events [score] | 0.81 |
| Startups [score] | 0.69 |
| Total number of startups | 363 |
Venture Capital| Venture capital [score] | 0.20 |
|---|
Travel Connectivity| Airport hub | 59 |
|---|---|
| Airport hub [score] | 0.31 |
| Intercity train connectivity [score] | 0.19 |
Commute| Human city page | http://cities.human.co/details/Canada/Calgary |
|---|---|
| Traffic handling [score] | 0.67 |
Business Freedom| Business freedom | 81.80 |
|---|---|
| Business freedom [score] | 0.80 |
| Freedom from corruption | 81.00 |
| Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.89 |
| Lack of labor restrictions | 72.60 |
| Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 0.67 |
| Time to open a business | 1.50 |
| Time to open a business [score] | 1.00 |
Safety| Crime rate [score] | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 2 |
| Guns per 100 residents | 31 |
| Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.95 |
| Lack of guns [score] | 0.83 |
| Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 0.89 |
Healthcare| Healthcare expenditure [score] | 0.91 |
|---|---|
| Healthcare quality [score] | 0.83 |
| Life expectancy (years) | 82.17 |
| Life expectancy [score] | 0.93 |
Education| Best university in ranking | University of Calgary |
|---|---|
| Best university ranking | 195 |
| Country mean scores in PISA math test | 515.43 |
| Country mean scores in PISA reading test | 523.12 |
| Country mean scores in PISA science test | 525.44 |
| PISA math ranking (high school) | 9 |
| PISA ranking | 5 |
| PISA ranking (high school) [score] | 0.97 |
| PISA reading (high school) | 2 |
| PISA science (high school) | 6 |
| Percent of happy students | 0.79 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA math test | 0.14 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA reading test | 0.11 |
| Percent of low performers in PISA science test | 0.10 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA math test | 0.16 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA reading test | 0.13 |
| Percent of top performers in PISA science test | 0.11 |
| University quality [score] | 0.14 |
Environmental Quality| Air quality [score] | 0.83 |
|---|---|
| Cleanliness [score] | 0.86 |
| Drinking water quality [score] | 0.80 |
| Urban greenery [score] | 0.79 |
Economy| Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 1.27 |
|---|---|
| Currency for urban area | CAD |
| GDP growth rate | 0.03 |
| GDP growth rate [score] | 0.45 |
| GDP per capita | $44843.44 |
| GDP per capita [score] | 0.72 |
Taxation| Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.96 |
|---|---|
| Income tax level [score] | 0.50 |
| Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.21 |
| Time overhead to file company taxes | 131 |
| VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.05 |
Internet Access| Download speed (Mbps) | 51.81 |
|---|---|
| Internet access (download) [score] | 0.64 |
| Internet access (upload) [score] | 0.50 |
| Upload speed (Mbps) | 11.74 |
Leisure & Culture| Art galleries | 68 |
|---|---|
| Art galleries [score] | 0.35 |
| Cinemas | 45 |
| Cinemas [score] | 0.54 |
| Comedy clubs | 24 |
| Comedy clubs [score] | 0.74 |
| Concert venues | 63 |
| Concerts [score] | 0.54 |
| Historical sites | 59 |
| Historical sites [score] | 0.41 |
| Museums | 22 |
| Museums [score] | 0.44 |
| Performing art venues | 87 |
| Performing arts [score] | 0.54 |
| Sport venues | 40 |
| Sports [score] | 0.66 |
| Zoos | 3 |
| Zoos [score] | 0.77 |
Tolerance| Homosexuality acceptance (percent of the surveyed population in favor) | 0.80 |
|---|---|
| LGBT Equality Index | 82.02 |
| LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.84 |
| LGBT adoption rights | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT age of consent | ✖ Unequal |
| LGBT blood donation regulations | ✖ Banned (5-year deferral) |
| LGBT conversion therapy regulations | Varies by Region |
| LGBT discrimination legality | Illegal in some contexts |
| LGBT employment discrimination legality | Sexual orientation only |
| LGBT gender changing rights | Varies by Region |
| LGBT homosexuality rights | ✔ Legal |
| LGBT housing discrimination legality | Varies by Region |
| LGBT marriage rights | ✔ Legal |
| Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.79 |
Outdoors| Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.76 |
|---|---|
| Median peak in meters | 2650.00 |
| Presence of hills in city | 1.00 |
| Presence of mountains in city | 1.00 |
| Seaside waterbody | 1.00 |
| Urban area elevation (meters) | 1042.00 |
| Water access [score] | 0.74 |
Costs of living in Calgary are in the 148th place of all 248 Teleport cities. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
 Monthly fitness club membership | $55 |
|---|---|
 Movie ticket | $10 |
 Broadband internet connection | $46 |
 Monthly public transport | $83 |
 Lunch | $14 |
Software Engineer salaries in Calgary are above average. For this job type, Calgary ranks 82nd for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Calgary.
The overall crime rate puts Calgary in position 67 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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297.1Onward!, the official motto of Calgary, is more apt than ever in the wake of the major flooding the city experienced in June 2013. A year later, the casual visitor would have been hard-pressed to find any traces of the flood. As of November 2016, the only changes visitors may notice are the closure of boating through the Harvie Passage section of the Bow River, and a few remaining sections of bike paths that are closed as a result of flood damage or for riverbank stabilization.
Calgary is Alberta's largest city and Canada's fourth-largest, and is located near where the prairies end and the foothills begin. That makes it the eastern gateway to the Rocky Mountains and an important center of trade and tourism for the western prairies. It is your best point of access for Banff and Jasper, and a worthwhile destination in its own right. Calgary is the heart of the largest metropolitan area between Toronto and Vancouver, with over 1,210,000 people as of 2011 (1.1 million within city limits), making it Canada's fourth largest metropolitan area.
Calgary was founded by the Northwest Mounted Police (NWMP) in 1875 and was originally called Fort Brisebois. (The name was changed to Fort Calgary in 1876, named after Calgary Bay on the Isle of Mull.) The NWMP was sent west to ensure that Canada would not have an American-style "Wild West". Grave concerns about this were raised after the Cypress Hills Massacre of natives by drunken wolf hunters in 1873. Calgary was one of several forts established in Western Canada by the NWMP to ensure a police presence before the arrival of settlers.
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