Calgary vs Fresno - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Fresno
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$2277
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$5358
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$1457
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$2561
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$566
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$3885
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	42
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	1.31M	542K

The cost of living in Calgary is 6% less expensive than in Fresno. Cities ranked 1473rd and 1183rd ($2149 vs $2277) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1044th 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 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Fresno. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Fresno ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 131st and 575th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Fresno

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	Calgary	Fresno
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$70.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$1283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$2130
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$200
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$79.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$2737
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$2718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$979
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$30020

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2281
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2409
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2427
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2614
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2424
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2386
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2412
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2498
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2079
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2231
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2151
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2374
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2758
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2500
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2557
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2570
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2401
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2557
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2735
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2852
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2963
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2706
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2312
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2532
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2428
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2187
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$3118
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$2016
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$2897
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2271
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2561
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2557
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$3527
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2970
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2250
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$2839
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2868
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2194