Calgary vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$4267
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$1800
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$3350
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	35
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	1.31M	679K

The cost of living in Calgary is 15% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1646th and 2363rd ($2077 vs $1813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1931st 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 8th best city to live in Canada vs El Paso ranked 179th in the United States, while ranked 153rd and 633rd 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	$15.2	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$921
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$1644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$76.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$6.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$36.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$6903

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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 El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353