Calgary vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	82
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	1.31M	468K

The cost of living in Calgary is 8% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1759th and 1363rd ($2095 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1143rd 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 Raleigh. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 187th and 219th 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	$19.1	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729