Calgary vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$4510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	78
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	1.31M	689K

The cost of living in Calgary is 14% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1759th and 982nd ($2095 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 843rd 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 9th best city to live in Canada vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 187th and 252nd 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	$19.1	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$30286

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595