Calgary vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$955
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$1589
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$3052
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	53	63
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.01M

The cost of living in Calgary is 20% more expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 1473rd and 2563rd ($2149 vs $1785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 100th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Ranked 6th vs 13th best cities to live in Canada, and 131st vs 172nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Edmonton

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	Calgary	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$5.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$929
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$2798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$8270

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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 Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917