Calgary vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$2298
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$5364
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$2408
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$677
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$3995
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	68
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	1.31M	504K

The cost of living in Calgary is 8% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 1716th and 1283rd ($2118 vs $2298) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1085th 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 1.7 months in Mesa. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Mesa ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 209th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Mesa

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	Calgary	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1074
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$4.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$15548

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2357
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1961
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2345
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2227
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2359
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2338
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2312
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2444
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2324
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2316
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1930
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2110
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$776
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2798
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1764
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1842
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1919
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$890
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1838
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2777
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1004