Calgary vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$4731
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1062
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1747
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$3751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	71
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	1.31M	681K

The cost of living in Calgary is 9% more expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 1759th and 2243rd ($2095 vs $1931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1701st 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 1.9 months in Oklahoma City. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Oklahoma City ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 187th and 277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Oklahoma City

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	Calgary	Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$70.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$2449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$95.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$23633

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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 Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1952
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1942
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2008
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1871
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1924
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1702
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2085
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1885
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1830
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1809
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1843
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1634
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1449
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1896
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1902
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1902
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1836
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1853
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1537
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1515
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2188
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2210
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1859
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1968
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2205
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2209
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2276
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2397
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$1949
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2220
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2062
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2268
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2155
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2042
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2168