Calgary vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$4535
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2095
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$554
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$2934
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	73
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	1.31M	569K

The cost of living in Calgary is 4% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 1759th and 2004th ($2095 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 38th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Hamilton. Ranked 9th vs 15th best cities to live in Canada, and 187th vs 265th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Hamilton

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	Calgary	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$90.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$50.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$8824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$3366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$85.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$16689

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2318
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1832
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2049
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2308
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2017
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2102
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2109
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1936
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1848
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2415
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2233
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1892
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2078
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2172
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1706
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2303
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2124
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2181
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1863
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2125
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2123
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1581
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1930
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1802
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1449
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1910
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1939
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1757