Calgary vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$1613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$3896
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$871
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$1588
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$3848
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
53
35
😀 Quality of life
92
67
🏙️ Population
1.31M
679K

The cost of living in Calgary is 31% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1526th and 3024th ($2113 vs $1613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2082nd 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 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 2.4 months in El Paso. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs El Paso ranked 1464th in the United States, while ranked 66th and 4017th 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
$16
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$3.86
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$796
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$648
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$1375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$7.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$5.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$11022

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1696
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1567
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1692
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1792
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1818
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$881
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1798
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1010
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2227
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$935
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2165
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2213
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$924
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1691
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$2042
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2043
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2076
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$874
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2096
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$1833
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2105
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2066
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2013
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1710
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1927
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2340
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2341
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2368
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1860
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$914
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2312
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2392
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2427
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353