Calgary vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$5242
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2098
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$679
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$3890
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	65
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.31M	508K

The cost of living in Calgary is 3% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 1759th and 1591st ($2095 vs $2158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1295th 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 Kansas. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Kansas ranked 114th in the United States, while ranked 187th and 359th 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	$19.1	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$948
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2320
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$70.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$2610
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$7.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$7.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$21608

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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 Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2220
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2080
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2349
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2499
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2307
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2372
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1944
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2273
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2093
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1680
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1846
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$2018
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2173
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1832
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1574
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1910
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1357
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1790
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1730
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1908
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1606
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1824
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1273
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1537
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$1883
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1597
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1750
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2008
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1939
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1859