Calgary vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2949
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$998
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	47
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.39M

The cost of living in Calgary is 71% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 1759th and 4703rd ($2095 vs $1222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 15th 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 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 187th and 5440th 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	$19.1	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$447
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	11.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$11283

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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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085