Calgary vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$6548
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1798
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$3108
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$723
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$4529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	54
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.31M	525K

The cost of living in Calgary is 26% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1716th and 346th ($2118 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 285th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 209th and 376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Sacramento

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	Calgary	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$23546

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859