Calgary vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Calgary	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2136	$2373
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$5477
🏠 One person rent	$1245	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$2001	$2401
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2854	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	82
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	1.31M	468K

The cost of living in Calgary is 10% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1644th and 1079th ($2136 vs $2373) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 938th 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 1.3 months in Calgary compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Calgary ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 156th and 208th 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	$16.5	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.41	$5.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$1483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1016	$1224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2152	$2557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1634	$2004
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.5	$67.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3374	$4820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$2960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.72	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$3.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$3.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.3	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$873	$1497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15961	$24073

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1839
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1811
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1740
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1539
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1661
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1865
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2616
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1984
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2375
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2351
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1783
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2246
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1857
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1949
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2265
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2087
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2481
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1760
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1912
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1883
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1779
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1628
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1997
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1851
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1437
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2251
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1510
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2063
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2108
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2039
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2688
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2079
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1975
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2030
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2545
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2462
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2415
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1931

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2282
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2587
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1840
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2237
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2322
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2286
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2274
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2194
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2340
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2186
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2117
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2076
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1932
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1874
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2161
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2309
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1772
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2069
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2118
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2178
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2065
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1923
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2050
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2170
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2162
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2078
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1982
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2115
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2144
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1722
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1972
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2235
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2336
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2173
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2231
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1706