Calgary vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$5697
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1502
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2463
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$4381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	68
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	1.31M	875K

The cost of living in Calgary is 15% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 1759th and 946th ($2095 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 818th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Charlotte ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 187th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Charlotte

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	Calgary	Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$2052
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$4312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$24568

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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

Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2217
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2130
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2190
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2095
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1904
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1959
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$1975
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2129
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1973
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2183
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2075
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2058
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1727
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1946
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2070
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2007
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2070
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1868
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2059
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1909
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2200
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2171
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2027
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1816
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2253
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1940
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2284
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1892
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1678
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1842
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2671
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2083
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1863
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1932