Calgary vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$3945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	56
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.31M	950K

The cost of living in Calgary is 4% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 1759th and 1499th ($2095 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1231st 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Jacksonville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 187th and 325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Jacksonville

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	Calgary	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$11918

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863