Calgary vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$2430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$5327
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$1546
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$2319
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$4242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	62
😀 Quality of life	91	86
🏙️ Population	1.31M	479K

The cost of living in Calgary is 14% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 1781st and 977th ($2079 vs $2430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 857th 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 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Colorado Springs. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Colorado Springs ranked 126th in the United States, while ranked 160th and 403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Colorado Springs

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	Calgary	Colorado Springs
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$1482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$2307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$2000
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$84.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$5.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$9.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$1498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$24491

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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

Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2385
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2353
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2537
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2321
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2407
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2735
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2552
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2775
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2597
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2605
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2416
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2677
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2744
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2961
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2596
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2760
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2876
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2760
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2019
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2465
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2231
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1895
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2407
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2235
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1850
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1705
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2514
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1699
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1824
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1753
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$1964