Calgary vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$4749
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	82
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	1.31M	468K

The cost of living in Calgary is 13% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1646th and 972nd ($2077 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 153rd and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Raleigh

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	Calgary	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682