Calgary vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2983
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$607
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1060
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$750
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	47
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.39M

The cost of living in Calgary is 71% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 1716th and 4689th ($2118 vs $1241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 14th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 209th and 5768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Guadalajara

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	Calgary	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$27.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$3091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$61.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$11768

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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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1280
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$990
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$885
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$746
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1023
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$914
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$946
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$956
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$910
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1202
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$817
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$950
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$952
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$664
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$894
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$926
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$803
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$866
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1241
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1044
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$747
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$986
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1102