Calgary vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$6081
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$2876
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$4538
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	78
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	1.31M	689K

The cost of living in Calgary is 17% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1646th and 790th ($2077 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 733rd 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 Nashville. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 153rd and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Nashville

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	Calgary	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$30520

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494