Calgary vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2548
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1632
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2650
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$662
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$4215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	62
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	1.31M	479K

The cost of living in Calgary is 18% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 1759th and 819th ($2095 vs $2548) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 714th 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 1.7 months in Colorado Springs. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Colorado Springs ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 187th and 297th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/calgary/colorado-springs.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Calgary vs Colorado Springs infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/calgary/colorado-springs" target="_blank">Calgary vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Calgary vs Colorado Springs

Prices for goods and services in Calgary and Colorado Springs are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Calgary	Colorado Springs
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$84.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$2302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$2581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$4.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$60.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$24668

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$1961
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2534
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2542
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2288
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2391
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2749
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2548
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2848
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2627
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2382
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2649
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2642
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2729
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2986
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2594
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2800
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$3013
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2571
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2028
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2506
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1900
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2417
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2237
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1741
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2470
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1730
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1875
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1646
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2029