Baltimore vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$4745
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$3199
😷 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 5% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1414th and 1716th ($2234 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 164th and 209th 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	$17.3	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$15430

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

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