Calgary vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$4402
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$1073
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$1650
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$554
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$3551
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	67
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.31M	633K

The cost of living in Calgary is 17% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1473rd and 2338th ($2149 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1841st 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 1.9 months in Memphis. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Memphis ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 131st and 247th 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	$16.9	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$1428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$27502

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2358
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2055
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2065
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2064
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2262
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2030
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1839
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1995
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1687
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1883
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1774
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1849
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1656
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1781
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1806
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1615
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1798
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1836
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1323
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1985
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1756
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1802
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1516
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1795
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1983
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1586
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1708
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2028
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1926
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1854
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1607
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2552
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1543
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1325
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1805
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2670