Calgary vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$7799
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$2094
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$3648
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$5290
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	97
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	1.31M	441K

The cost of living in Calgary is 36% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1759th and 95th ($2095 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 70th 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 1.6 months in Oakland. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Oakland ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 187th and 70th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Oakland

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	Calgary	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$179
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$20453

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357