Calgary vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$5144
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$2206
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$3605
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
53
86
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
1.31M
384K

The cost of living in Calgary is 0% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 1526th and 1525th ($2113 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1352nd 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs New Orleans ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 66th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs New Orleans

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Calgary New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$79.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$4.86
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$2642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$2150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$10224

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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 New Orleans

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2054
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1975
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1801
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1887
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1864
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1539
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$1967
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2039
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2040
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1726
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1784
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2043
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1930
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1791
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1921
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1740
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1634
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1938
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1992
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1739
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1741
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2083
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2242
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1944
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2023
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1767
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2057
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2044
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2079
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2058
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1941
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1915
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1975
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2027
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1649
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1764
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1879
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1791
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1694
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$2030