Arlington vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Arlington Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1685
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$4591
🏠 One person rent
$1027
$1089
🏘️ Family rent
$1784
$1958
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5161
$3636
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
54
😀 Quality of life
77
92
🏙️ Population
394K
1.31M

The cost of living in Arlington is 13% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 2320th and 1896th ($1685 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1983rd and 23rd in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.9 months in Calgary. Arlington ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Calgary ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 647th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Calgary

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Arlington Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.6
$71.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.82
$8.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$5.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.03
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1517
$2100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1580
$1594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53
$62.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
5.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1803
$2923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.77
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.8
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.36
$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.71
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.81
$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$59.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$599
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$15623

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2040
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2322
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2011
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2013
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2020
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2018
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2008
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2132
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2020
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2104
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2021
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2018
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2019
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2314
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2018
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2178
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2007
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2015
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2032
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2012
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2018
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2489
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2013
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2010
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2009
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2016
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2016
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$1958
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2023
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2008
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2011
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2017
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2024
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2147
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2325
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2008
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2108

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$2462
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1741
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1619
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1380
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1702
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1660
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$1542
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1727
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2149
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2022
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1678
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2026
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1502
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1833
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$1980
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1789
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$1994
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1577
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1471
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1665
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1668
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1866
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1359
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1922
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1802
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1570
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2275
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1625
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1482
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2424
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1891
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2006
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1801
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$1628
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$1966
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$1805
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1880
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1778