Calgary vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$5394
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$2031
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$4606
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	100
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.3M

The cost of living in Calgary is 6% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 1716th and 1354th ($2118 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1137th 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 2 months in Houston. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 209th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Houston

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	Calgary	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$22380

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221