Calgary vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$4810
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	88
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	1.31M	653K

The cost of living in Calgary is 21% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 1646th and 603rd ($2077 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 153rd and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Portland

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	Calgary	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$16585

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741