Calgary vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$4258
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	99
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	1.31M	3.9M

The cost of living in Calgary is 37% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1716th and 72nd ($2118 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 209th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Los Angeles

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	Calgary	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$28004

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974