Calgary vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$2627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$6095
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$1668
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$2891
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$5265
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	53	97
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	1.31M	793K

The cost of living in Calgary is 20% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 1526th and 483rd ($2113 vs $2627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 435th 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 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 2 months in Hempstead. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Hempstead ranked 105th in the United States, while ranked 66th and 448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Hempstead

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	Calgary	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$74.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$1467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$2919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$2590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$62.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$9582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$7078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$5.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$6.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$1408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$27752

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2465
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2480
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2538
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2482
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2434
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2466
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2466
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2612
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2670
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2190
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2474
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2151
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3028
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2529
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4044
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3047
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2722
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2739
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2734
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$2821
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2691
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2743
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2303
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3455
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3002
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2321
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2858
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2756
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2653
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3241