Calgary vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$5385
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$2164
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$4006
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	64
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	1.31M	508K

The cost of living in Calgary is 2% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 1646th and 1532nd ($2077 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1366th 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 1.9 months in Kansas. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Kansas ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 153rd and 320th 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	$15.2	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$83.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$2362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$1791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$2153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$2.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$6.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$7.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$146
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$1376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$28999

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2196
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2039
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2325
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2437
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1825
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2259
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2322
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1992
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2219
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2063
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1922
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2290
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1979
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2124
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1720
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1649
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1912
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1337
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1777
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1549
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1993
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1896
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1534
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1689
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$2014
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1569
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1698
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1730
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2068
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1750
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1846