Calgary vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$2217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$5435
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$1334
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$2328
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$4189
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	82
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	1.31M	919K

The cost of living in Calgary is 6% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 1781st and 1434th ($2079 vs $2217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1234th 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 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Fort Worth ranked 61st in the United States, while ranked 160th and 213th 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	$16.7	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1045
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$2208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$2094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$98.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$1925
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$23437

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250