Calgary vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$5426
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1306
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$2248
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$4183
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	81
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	1.31M	919K

The cost of living in Calgary is 5% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 1716th and 1451st ($2118 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1204th 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 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Fort Worth ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 209th and 163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Fort Worth

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	Calgary	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$2560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$3.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$97.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1828
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$25647

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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 Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208