Calgary vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$4089
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	81
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.43M

The cost of living in Calgary is 3% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1716th and 1874th ($2118 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1483rd 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 San Antonio. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 209th and 170th 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	$17	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$17470

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150