Calgary vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$1519
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$660
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$4167
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	67
😀 Quality of life	91	75
🏙️ Population	1.31M	504K

The cost of living in Calgary is 14% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 1781st and 998th ($2079 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 876th 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 1.7 months in Mesa. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Mesa ranked 578th in the United States, while ranked 160th and 1816th 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	$16.7	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$5.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$1553
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$2487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$2225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$242
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$82.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$4.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$1207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$15463

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2447
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2448
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2349
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2340
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2344
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2320
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2523
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2481
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2322
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2466
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2365
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2084
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2348
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1940
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2095
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$727
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2757
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1760
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1883
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1911
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1855
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2751
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$945