Calgary vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1019
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1739
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$3236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	34
😀 Quality of life	90	85
🏙️ Population	1.31M	679K

The cost of living in Calgary is 16% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1716th and 2753rd ($2118 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1911th 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 1.8 months in El Paso. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs El Paso ranked 154th in the United States, while ranked 209th and 472nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs El Paso

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	Calgary	El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$817
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$62.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$1787
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$6914

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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 El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384