Calgary vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$1769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$4344
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$1037
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$1681
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$513
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$4085
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	67
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	1.31M	633K

The cost of living in Calgary is 19% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1526th and 2436th ($2113 vs $1769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1929th 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 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 2.3 months in Memphis. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Memphis ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 66th and 173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Memphis

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	Calgary	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$4.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$1364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$1361
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$7.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$1447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$27049

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$1841
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$1834
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2153
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2138
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1830
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2151
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$1842
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$1867
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2187
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1715
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1827
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1972
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1785
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$2117
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1864
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1800
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1915
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1985
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$2038
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1650
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1875
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2074
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1313
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$2030
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2075
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1819
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1834
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1888
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1460
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1742
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$1968
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$2123
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$2045
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1987
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2534
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1534
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1368
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1766
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2300