Austin vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$4745
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$3199
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	53
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	962K	1.31M

The cost of living in Austin is 15% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 985th and 1716th ($2444 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 29th 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 1.5 months in Calgary. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 217th and 209th 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	$19.4	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$15430

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934