Calgary vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$3331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$7928
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$2072
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$3682
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$911
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$4111
😷 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 37% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1759th and 79th ($2095 vs $3331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 59th 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 1.2 months in Honolulu. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Honolulu ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 187th and 433rd 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	$19.1	$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$9.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$8.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$4.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$2390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$4305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$3150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$8773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$6.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$8.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$7.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$6.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$4.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$26966

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194