Calgary vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$3809
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	81
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	1.31M	577K

The cost of living in Calgary is 2% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1716th and 1833rd ($2118 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1456th 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 Milwaukee. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 209th and 260th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Milwaukee

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	Calgary	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$24369

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415