What does a one-bedroom apartment move in Lower Mount Royal cost?

$702 is the median one-bedroom move here, across 24 priced jobs, with half of them landing between $482 and $997. It is the size we handle most often in Lower Mount Royal at 49% of the work, and the middle one runs 4.88 hours on site with two movers and one truck.

How many movers does a move in Lower Mount Royal need?

Two, on the middle job and on the middle half of them alike. Across 49 completed moves the median crew was 2 movers and both quartiles sit at 2 as well. That is what a community of one- and two-bedroom suites produces. Crew size and truck size are what set the hourly rate, so a smaller crew is part of why the median here is $665 rather than the $737 across the southwest communities around it.

Is it cheaper to move at a certain time of year in Lower Mount Royal?

No. The hourly rate is the same in every month, so no date here is priced differently from another. The calendar does not follow the usual summer shape either: June, December and February are the three busiest months in our own Lower Mount Royal record, against an August peak across the southwest communities around it. What changes the bill is the size of the load, not the month it moves in.

What is included in the hourly rate for a move in Lower Mount Royal?

The movers and the truck at the size the job needs, which is two movers on the middle job here, with the rate stated in the agreement before the crew starts. The $665 median above is a total with tax rather than a subtotal. Travel time within city limits is not on the bill, so what you are paying for is the 4.25 hours the middle job spends on site.

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Movers in Lower Mount Royal: what we know about moving here

Lower Mount Royal is an inner-city community that is almost entirely apartments, and nearly four homes in five are rented. Everything about a move here follows from that. The job starts at a building door rather than a driveway, the date is usually a lease date rather than a possession date, and the elevator and the loading bay belong to somebody other than you. Households here are small, so these are compact loads: one- and two-bedroom suites rather than whole-house packs.

Our own record says the same thing in a different currency. Sixty-seven per cent of the moves completed here are graded small, the middle half of them used exactly two movers, and the median local job comes to $665 against $737 across the southwest communities around it. The middle day is 4.25 hours on site. That consistency is the useful part: the gap between one booking here and the next is narrow, and the size of the suite is most of what moves it.

Lower Mount Royal neighbourhood guide for moving day

Nearly every home in Lower Mount Royal is an apartment, so nearly every job starts or ends at a building door. That makes two things worth settling before the date rather than on the morning: which entrance the crew may use, and whether the elevator and the loading bay have to be booked with building management. Households here are small, which usually means a one- or two-bedroom load and a crew of two. If the truck has to hold the kerb instead, Calgary asks for a Street Use Permit and wants the application at least 5 days ahead. The shorter-term rate is stated at $31.50 a day, and the temporary no-parking permit is included in that cost.

Lower Mount Royal is an inner-city community

2019 municipal census · the City’s own community-structure label

People: 2,990
One-person households: 64%

2021 federal census

Homes: 2,430
What people live in: 91% apartments
Owned or rented: 22% owned
78% rented

2019 municipal census

Booking the curb

Street Use Permit (with an accompanying Temporary No Parking Permit)

City of Calgary

What it costs: Street Use Permit stated at $31.50 per day for shorter-term use; the Temporary No Parking Permit is included in the Street Use Permit cost. ParkPlus parking fees apply on top if the restriction is in a paid parking zone.
How much notice: Apply at least 5 days in advance of the planned work for lower-impact work such as a residential move. Incomplete applications, revisions, or changes after submission can extend these timelines.

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Lower Mount Royal moving costs, by the numbers

Forty-nine jobs carry the hours and crew figures in this band; 45 carry the price. All are residential moves with a pickup or a drop-off inside Lower Mount Royal's own boundary since 2024. That both quartiles on the crew line sit at two movers is not a rounding artefact. A two-mover crew is what the middle half of this apartment work took.

What a local move cost: $665 median
Residential moves in Lower Mount Royal: over 45
In the last 12 months: 19
Crew hours on site: 4.25 median
Crew size: 2 movers median

Lower Mount Royal’s own community boundary about 1.1 km across the community outline as the City publishes it

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What a move in Lower Mount Royal actually looks like

Four sizes of move, cut out of 49 completed residential jobs in Lower Mount Royal. Another 17 were storage runs, container loads and part-home jobs whose paperwork records no bedroom count; they belong to none of the four.

A one-bedroom apartment or condo move in Lower Mount Royal

$702
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $482 and $997 · 24 moves

4.88 hours on site half ran 3.5–5.63 hours
2 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

A one-bedroom move is what we handle most often in Lower Mount Royal: 49% of the work, 24 priced jobs and a $702 median, with half of them between $482 and $997. Two movers and one truck do it, and the middle day runs 4.88 hours on site with half between 3.5 and 5.63. Much of that time is the building rather than the boxes. The walk from the suite to the lift, and from the lift to wherever the truck is standing, is what separates a short day from a long one.

49% of the moves we have completed in Lower Mount Royal · 24 moves

A two-bedroom move in Lower Mount Royal

$724
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $410 and $876 · 8 moves

4.38 hours on site half ran 3.38–5.81 hours
3 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

Eight two-bedroom moves in Lower Mount Royal carry a settled price, and their median is $724 with half falling between $410 and $876. That is a small sample, so read it as the middle of a handful of jobs rather than as a rate. The middle day is 4.38 hours on site, half of them between 3.38 and 5.81, and what was dispatched at this size was typically three movers with one truck. A second bedroom's worth of furniture is what the extra pair of hands is for.

16% of the moves we have completed in Lower Mount Royal · 8 moves

A three-bedroom house or townhouse move in Southwest Calgary

$1,336
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $868 and $1,956 · 187 moves

6.25 hours on site half ran 4.25–8.63 hours
3 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

This card is not about Lower Mount Royal. Fewer than five three-bedroom moves have been completed inside the boundary, so the figures describe that size across the southwest Calgary communities around it: 187 of them, a $1,336 median, and 6.25 hours on site with three movers and one truck. Half ran between 4.25 and 8.63 hours, and half of the prices fell between $868 and $1,956. At this size the day is as much about stairs and a garage as about the bedroom count.

Fewer than five moves of this size here, so these figures come from Southwest Calgary, across 187 moves.

A four-bedroom-plus house move in Southwest Calgary

$1,961
Median, total cost with tax

half fell between $847 and $2,977 · 65 moves

8 hours on site half ran 4–10 hours
3 movers · 1 truck the crew and trucks actually dispatched, median

A southwest Calgary figure rather than a Lower Mount Royal one, for the same reason. Across 65 four-bedroom-plus moves at that scope the median is $1,961, the middle day is 8 hours on site, and three movers with one truck is what was dispatched. Half of those days ran between 4 and 10 hours, the widest span of the four cards, and half of the prices landed between $847 and $2,977. What stretches a day like that is how much of the house is packed before the crew arrives.

Fewer than five moves of this size here, so these figures come from Southwest Calgary, across 65 moves.

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How much does it cost to move in Lower Mount Royal?

The median local move in Lower Mount Royal costs $665, total with tax, and half of the 45 priced jobs we have closed here fell between $417 and $900. That is a narrow band for residential work, and the housing is why: two thirds of these moves grade small and the middle half of them used two movers. Cactus bills by the hour, with the rate set by crew size and truck size and written into the agreement before anyone starts.

What does a one-bedroom apartment move in Lower Mount Royal cost?

$702 is the median one-bedroom move here, across 24 priced jobs, with half of them landing between $482 and $997. It is the size we handle most often in Lower Mount Royal at 49% of the work, and the middle one runs 4.88 hours on site with two movers and one truck.
How many movers does a move in Lower Mount Royal need?

Two, on the middle job and on the middle half of them alike. Across 49 completed moves the median crew was 2 movers and both quartiles sit at 2 as well. That is what a community of one- and two-bedroom suites produces. Crew size and truck size are what set the hourly rate, so a smaller crew is part of why the median here is $665 rather than the $737 across the southwest communities around it.
Is it cheaper to move at a certain time of year in Lower Mount Royal?

No. The hourly rate is the same in every month, so no date here is priced differently from another. The calendar does not follow the usual summer shape either: June, December and February are the three busiest months in our own Lower Mount Royal record, against an August peak across the southwest communities around it. What changes the bill is the size of the load, not the month it moves in.
What is included in the hourly rate for a move in Lower Mount Royal?

The movers and the truck at the size the job needs, which is two movers on the middle job here, with the rate stated in the agreement before the crew starts. The $665 median above is a total with tax rather than a subtotal. Travel time within city limits is not on the bill, so what you are paying for is the 4.25 hours the middle job spends on site.

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Moving to Lower Mount Royal, or out of it

More of the moves attributed to Lower Mount Royal are people leaving than arriving: 28 out against 18 in, 57% against 37%. In a community where nearly four homes in five are rented that is what you would expect: a tenancy ends, and the next address is somewhere else. The date is fixed by the lease rather than by a sale, so it is usually known weeks ahead and rarely movable once it is set.

Beltline is the neighbourhood these moves most often start from or end in, and the rest scatter across the southwest communities beside this one. Either direction, the crew and the hourly rate are the same; what differs is which building's elevator and loading bay have to be booked, and that is the part worth arranging first.

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Five-star Google reviews from customers whose move Cactus completed, newest first, preferring the ones whose job falls inside Lower Mount Royal’s own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.

730 five-star reviews with a written comment on our Calgary listing since May 2021

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I had a great experience with Jason and Donavin from cactus moving co. They were professional and efficient from start to finish, came fully prepared with all necessary supplies and equipment to properly pack and protect my items from damage, and managed their time very well.
Danielle Ringland
moved from Lower Mount Royal to Beltline, March 2026 · 1 bedroom
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5 out of 5
The company really tried to accommodate what we needed in a short period of time. Movers were punctual, quick, professional, and friendly. Both people we spoke to on the phone were very friendly and helpful.
Tamara Roberts
moved from Lower Mount Royal to Parkland, March 2025
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5 out of 5
I was looking for a professional and affordable moving services to move within Calgary. After making so many inquires I came across this moving company and I must say they provided us with the best and seamless moving experience. Alex Max Elgiz are very professional.
shilpa shri
November 2023
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5 out of 5
Excellent Movers, Fantastic Service Third time we have used this company with our extended family. Very reliable and excellent service. Highly recommend
Mark
November 2023
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5 out of 5
A very good moving experience: - efficient booking process with Marina: clear pricing, good availability - Alex and Vlad showed up on time and handled my belongings with care and respect - offered many good suggestions and were efficient with my time.
John K
November 2023
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5 out of 5
My husband and I have used Cactus Moving Inc. the passed couple of times we have moved and everytime they are amazing. We had Mitchell and Oleg move us this last time and they were exceptionally kind, understanding, very gentle with our stuff and were able to pivot when we ran into a parking issue.
Jessica Philips
November 2023
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Nearby and similar neighbourhoods in Calgary

Around Lower Mount Royal sit 34 southwest Calgary communities, Beltline and Sunalta among them, with 1,682 completed moves between them. That wider set runs a $737 median against $665 here and spreads further at the top end. A neighbourhood of one- and two-person apartment households would predict exactly that: cheaper, and more predictable.

More moves out of Lower Mount Royal end in Beltline than anywhere else: 5 jobs.

Measure	Lower Mount Royal	Southwest Calgary
Median local move	$665	$737
Median crew hours on site half of Lower Mount Royal’s ran 2.75–5.5 hours	4.25 hrs	4 hrs
Graded a small move Cactus’s own grading on the job	67%	66%
Busiest months by move date · a month with fewer than five moves is not published	June, December and February	August, July and June
Completed residential moves the comparison set is 34 communities, this one and everything next to it	over 45	1,682

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Figures come from Cactus’s own completed residential moves (business and high-frequency accounts excluded) and from official municipal open data; they are medians and quartiles, never averages, every published figure rests on at least five moves, percentages are rounded, and all-time counts are floors because some older pickup and drop-off addresses were never geocoded.

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