Calgary vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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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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