Calgary vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$4215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	62
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	1.31M	351K

The cost of living in Calgary is 34% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1781st and 122nd ($2079 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 90th 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 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Honolulu ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 160th and 322nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Calgary	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$20539

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182