Calgary vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$2413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1527
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$4154
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	67
😀 Quality of life	90	73
🏙️ Population	1.31M	504K

The cost of living in Calgary is 14% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 1646th and 933rd ($2077 vs $2413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 854th 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 8th best city to live in Canada vs Mesa ranked 422nd in the United States, while ranked 153rd and 1561st 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	$15.2	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$1217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$2503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$2321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$3478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$4.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$9.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$4.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$1121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$12523

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913