Arlington vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$4718
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$3093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	53
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	394K	1.31M

The cost of living in Arlington is 9% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 2324th and 1759th ($1913 vs $2095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 27th 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 2 months in Arlington compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 895th and 187th 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	$16	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$15881

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872