Calgary vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$5275
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	99
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	1.31M	3.9M

The cost of living in Calgary is 33% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1473rd and 72nd ($2149 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 59th 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 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 131st and 47th 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	$16.9	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754