Calgary vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$5354
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1560
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$4146
😷 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 14% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 1716th and 971st ($2118 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 835th 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 21st best city to live in Canada vs Colorado Springs ranked 92nd in the United States, while ranked 209th and 314th 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	$17	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$73.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1986
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$86.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$2410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$3.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$4.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1507
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$24279

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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

Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2323
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2524
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2286
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2400
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2742
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2546
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2791
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2399
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2667
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2728
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2972
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2598
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2749
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2917
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2727
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2034
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2509
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1920
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2418
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2220
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1753
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2472
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1748
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1880
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1676
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2026