Calgary vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$4620
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	84
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	1.31M	430K

The cost of living in Calgary is 10% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 1646th and 1145th ($2077 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 153rd and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Minneapolis

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	Calgary	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$27328

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682