Calgary vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$1382
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$2287
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$3866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	81
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.43M

The cost of living in Calgary is 5% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1526th and 1242nd ($2113 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1113th 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 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in San Antonio. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 66th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs San Antonio

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	Calgary	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$5.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$94
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$19044

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2146
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2146
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2093
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2150
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2590
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2190
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2095
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2146
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1902
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1979
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$710
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1560
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2066
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1789
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1931
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1842
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$789
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$595
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1925
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1829
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2071
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2128
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$1972
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2221
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2126
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1801
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2118
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2108