Arlington vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1856
$2079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4502
$4683
🏠 One person rent
$1114
$1191
🏘️ Family rent
$1920
$1928
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$572
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.6
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3964
$2977
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
53
😀 Quality of life
77
91
🏙️ Population
394K
1.31M

The cost of living in Arlington is 11% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 2476th and 1781st ($1856 vs $2079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.4 months in Calgary. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Calgary ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 1375th and 160th 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
$15.6
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$4.85
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1284
$1190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$860
$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$55.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$3658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$3126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.8
$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.47
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$58
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1210
$796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23378
$15727

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Cities near Arlington

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2139
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2135
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2140
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2133
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2140
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2217
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2183
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2136
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2133
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2184
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2108
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2143
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2200
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2190
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2144
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2162
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2447
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2145
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2222
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2287
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2199
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2038
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2187
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2185
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2250
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2315
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2246
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2176
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2199
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2497
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2268
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2216
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2369

Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1773
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1782
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1632
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1730
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1544
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1823
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2617
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1949
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2343
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1759
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1748
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1973
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2228
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2111
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2490
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1817
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1765
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1913
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1774
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1625
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2001
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1842
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2219
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1478
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1987
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2414
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2080
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2641
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1952
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2057
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2488
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2443
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2470
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1887