Calgary vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$7578
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$3537
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$870
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$4156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	58
😀 Quality of life	90	85
🏙️ Population	1.31M	351K

The cost of living in Calgary is 35% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1716th and 117th ($2118 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 83rd 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 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Honolulu ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 209th and 438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Honolulu

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	Calgary	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$23744

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254