Calgary vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$5482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	97
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	1.31M	441K

The cost of living in Calgary is 36% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1781st and 90th ($2079 vs $3254) 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 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Oakland. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 160th and 45th 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	$16.7	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$18326

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359