Calgary vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$529
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	49
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.46M

The cost of living in Calgary is 86% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 1781st and 4902nd ($2079 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 18th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 160th and 5577th 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	$16.7	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$1245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$2697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$2377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$10889

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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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1162
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$913
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$749
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$815
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$717
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1030
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$873
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$832
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$858
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$861
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$901
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$860
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1108
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$753
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$896
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$894
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$615
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$846
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$873
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$764
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$803
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1184
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$943
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$687
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$926
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1166