Calgary vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$4783
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$1995
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$4156
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	77
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	1.31M	639K

The cost of living in Calgary is 7% more expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 1473rd and 1856th ($2149 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1553rd 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 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 2.1 months in Detroit. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Detroit ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 131st and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Detroit

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	Calgary	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$68.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$2485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$1533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$1296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$16775

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614