Austin vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$2079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$1191
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$1928
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$2977
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	53
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	962K	1.31M

The cost of living in Austin is 16% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1002nd and 1781st ($2416 vs $2079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 Austin compared to 1.4 months in Calgary. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Calgary ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 151st and 160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Calgary

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	Austin	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$1190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$55.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$3658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$3126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$58
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$15727

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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