Calgary vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$2255
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$4843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	83
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	1.31M	430K

The cost of living in Calgary is 6% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 1526th and 1193rd ($2113 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1071st 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 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 2.2 months in Minneapolis. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Minneapolis ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 66th and 158th 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	$16	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$6.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$1065
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$2657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$1879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$3298
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$2511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$9.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$7.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$1651
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$24407

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2241
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2246
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2285
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2174
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2238
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2356
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2287
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2312
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2403
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2285
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2408
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2094
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2284
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2303
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2490
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2253
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2357
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2346
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2166
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2101
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2438
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2093
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2272
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2132
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2215
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2206
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2102
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2378
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2521
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2073
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2489
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2140
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2340
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2173
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2138
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2264
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2332
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2690