Calgary vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$1714
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$266
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$625
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	53	30
😀 Quality of life	90	36
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.58M

The cost of living in Calgary is 199% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 1473rd and 6822nd ($2149 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 109th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Leon. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Leon ranked 55th in Mexico, while ranked 131st and 7323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Leon

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	Calgary	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$9.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$27.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	11.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$6.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$3.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$2742

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$784
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$886
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$674
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$659
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$691
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$729
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$779
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$709
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$748
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$839
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$985
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1012
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$687
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$522
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$780
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$698
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$791
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$844
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$630
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$772
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$757
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$835
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$882
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734