Calgary vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$4432
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$1087
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$1566
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$3456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	66
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	1.31M	633K

The cost of living in Calgary is 10% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1781st and 2352nd ($2079 vs $1891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1822nd 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 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Memphis ranked 93rd in the United States, while ranked 160th and 293rd 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	$16.7	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$5.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$1417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$5.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$7.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$1574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$27140

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2392
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2182
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1854
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2306
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1994
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1749
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1858
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1635
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1670
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1837
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1813
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1637
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1843
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1948
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1593
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1878
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2033
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1404
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1960
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2007
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1783
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1966
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1685
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1710
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2041
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1889
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2165
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1397
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1354
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2855