Calgary vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Calgary Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$2025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4591
$4983
🏠 One person rent
$1089
$1209
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$2358
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$552
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3636
$4019
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
54
63
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
1.31M
508K

The cost of living in Calgary is 5% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 1896th and 701st ($1928 vs $2025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 579th 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 1.9 months in Calgary compared to 2 months in Kansas. Calgary ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Kansas ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 67th and 193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Kansas

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Calgary Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$8.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$5.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$1180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$988
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2100
$2976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1594
$1902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4035
$4272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$2941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$5.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$6.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15623
$18975

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$2462
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1741
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1619
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1380
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1702
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1660
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$1542
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1727
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2149
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2022
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1678
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2026
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1502
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1833
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$1980
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1789
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$1994
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1577
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1471
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1665
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1668
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1866
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1359
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1922
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1802
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1570
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2275
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1625
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1482
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2424
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1891
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2006
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1801
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$1628
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$1966
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$1805
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1880
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1778

Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2008
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$1967
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2011
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$1896
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$1922
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1495
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2013
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2011
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$2024
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$1978
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2019
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$1951
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$2133
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2024
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$2021
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$2011
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2004
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1450
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$2025
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1500
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$2016
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1175
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1570
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$2015
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1671
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$2014
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$2010
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1514
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1477
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$2022
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$1994
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1824
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1453
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$2012
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$2015
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$1704
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1994
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1637
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1964
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$2009