Baltimore vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$4718
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$3093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	53
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	586K	1.31M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 6% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1429th and 1759th ($2224 vs $2095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 138th and 187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Calgary

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	Baltimore	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$15881

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

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