Calgary vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$6544
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2793
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$4971
😷 Air quality	Excellent	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 25% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 1759th and 456th ($2095 vs $2785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 392nd 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 9th best city to live in Canada vs Portland ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 187th and 195th 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	$19.1	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$7.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1760
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$3956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$4.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$35.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1706
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$24040

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2488
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2339
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2237
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2312
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2477
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2279
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2407
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2167
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2308
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2315
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2100
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2222
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2765
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1969
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2277
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2616
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2592
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2378
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2596
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2576
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1742
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2822
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2722
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2429
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2767
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2542
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2342
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1902
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2775
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2637
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2783