Calgary vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$2791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$6409
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1710
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$2799
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$4539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	91
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	1.31M	716K

The cost of living in Calgary is 24% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 1716th and 432nd ($2118 vs $2791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 365th 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 1.6 months in Denver. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Denver ranked 61st in the United States, while ranked 209th and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Denver

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	Calgary	Denver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1860
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2961
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$2488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$3638
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$7.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$5.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$14.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$66.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$18639

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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 Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2546
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2742
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2667
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2728
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2540
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2972
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2598
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2749
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2524
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2917
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2727
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2509
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2034
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2323
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2140
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1920
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1648
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2418
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1880
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1753
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1519
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2472
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1748
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1676