Calgary vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$2226
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$5309
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$2217
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$693
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$3883
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	85
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	1.31M	384K

The cost of living in Calgary is 5% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 1716th and 1435th ($2118 vs $2226) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1194th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs New Orleans ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 209th and 290th 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	$17	$23.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$10147

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2143
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2038
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1772
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2062
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1720
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1705
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2146
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2045
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2052
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1753
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1852
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1693
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1933
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1807
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1698
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1672
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1950
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1812
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2095
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2240
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1953
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2099
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1766
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2093
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2023
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2102
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1881
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1971
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1992
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1615
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1917
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1844
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1605
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1962