Calgary vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Calgary | Dallas | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Calgary is 15% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 1781st and 948th ($2079 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 834th 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 2 months in Dallas. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Dallas ranked 37th in the United States, while ranked 160th and 136th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Calgary vs Dallas
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| Calgary | Dallas | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Calgary
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 106 km or 66 mi |  Banff | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Red Deer | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Lethbridge | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Leduc | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Medicine Hat | |
| 278 km or 173 mi | Spruce Grove | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Edmonton | |
| 357 km or 222 mi |  Sandpoint | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Kelowna | |
| 422 km or 262 mi | Coeur d'Alene | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Post Falls | |
| 429 km or 266 mi | Penticton | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Spokane Valley | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Kamloops | |
| 443 km or 275 mi | Great Falls | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Spokane | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Missoula | |
| 517 km or 322 mi | Helena | |
| 524 km or 325 mi | Saskatoon | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Moscow | |
| 531 km or 330 mi | Pullman | |
| 556 km or 345 mi | Grande Prairie | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Lewiston | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Butte | |
| 579 km or 360 mi | Moses Lake | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Chilliwack | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Moose Jaw | |
| 607 km or 377 mi | Wenatchee | |
| 616 km or 382 mi | Prince Albert | |
| 630 km or 391 mi | Abbotsford | |
| 636 km or 395 mi | Whistler | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Walla Walla | |
| 638 km or 396 mi | Bozeman | |
| 641 km or 398 mi | Maple Ridge | |
| 650 km or 404 mi | Langley | |
| 650 km or 404 mi | Pasco | |
| 651 km or 405 mi | Coquitlam | |
| 654 km or 406 mi | Bellingham | |
| 654 km or 406 mi | Richland | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Fort McMurray |
Cities near Dallas
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8 km or 5 mi | University Park | |
| 14 km or 8.5 mi | Irving | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Duncanville | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Farmers Branch | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Mesquite | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Balch Springs | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Lancaster | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | DeSoto | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Grand Prairie | |
| 22 km or 13 mi | Garland | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Richardson | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Carrollton | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Cedar Hill | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Coppell | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Euless | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Rowlett | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Sachse | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Arlington | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Plano | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Grapevine | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Bedford | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Forney | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Colleyville | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Lewisville | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Hurst | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | The Colony | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Rockwall | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Southlake | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Mansfield | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Midlothian | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Wylie | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Flower Mound | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Allen | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | North Richland Hills | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Frisco | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Waxahachie | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Watauga | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Keller | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Haltom | |
| 44 km or 28 mi | Little Elm |