Calgary vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$2471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$2718
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$4999
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	91
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.3M

The cost of living in Calgary is 16% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 1646th and 837th ($2077 vs $2471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 773rd 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 2 months in Dallas. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Dallas ranked 23rd in the United States, while ranked 153rd and 130th 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	$15.2	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$67.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$1254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$3000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$2294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$3484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$2244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$91.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$5.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$98.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$1145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$26393

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246