Calgary vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$4088
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1008
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1727
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$3260
😷 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 17% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1759th and 2822nd ($2095 vs $1796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1955th 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 9th best city to live in Canada vs El Paso ranked 145th in the United States, while ranked 187th and 437th 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	$19.1	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1021
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1769
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$6901

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1850
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1938
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1920
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1053
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2029
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1095
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2196
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$990
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2025
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1933
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2153
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1776
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$771
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2212
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2237
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1878
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1993
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2454
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1972
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2417
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2378
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2367
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373