Calgary vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$4406
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1052
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$3391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	66
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.31M	633K

The cost of living in Calgary is 14% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1716th and 2663rd ($2118 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1875th 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 1.8 months in Memphis. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Memphis ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 209th and 362nd 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	$17	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$27314

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822