Calgary vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Calgary | San Antonio | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Calgary is 3% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1781st and 1930th ($2079 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1571st 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 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 160th and 124th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Calgary
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 106 km or 66 mi |  Banff | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Red Deer | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Lethbridge | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Leduc | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Medicine Hat | |
| 278 km or 173 mi | Spruce Grove | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Edmonton | |
| 357 km or 222 mi |  Sandpoint | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Kelowna | |
| 422 km or 262 mi | Coeur d'Alene | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Post Falls | |
| 429 km or 266 mi | Penticton | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Spokane Valley | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Kamloops | |
| 443 km or 275 mi | Great Falls | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Spokane | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Missoula | |
| 517 km or 322 mi | Helena | |
| 524 km or 325 mi | Saskatoon | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Moscow | |
| 531 km or 330 mi | Pullman | |
| 556 km or 345 mi | Grande Prairie | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Lewiston | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Butte | |
| 579 km or 360 mi | Moses Lake | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Chilliwack | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Moose Jaw | |
| 607 km or 377 mi | Wenatchee | |
| 616 km or 382 mi | Prince Albert | |
| 630 km or 391 mi | Abbotsford | |
| 636 km or 395 mi | Whistler | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Walla Walla | |
| 638 km or 396 mi | Bozeman | |
| 641 km or 398 mi | Maple Ridge | |
| 650 km or 404 mi | Langley | |
| 650 km or 404 mi | Pasco | |
| 651 km or 405 mi | Coquitlam | |
| 654 km or 406 mi | Bellingham | |
| 654 km or 406 mi | Richland | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Fort McMurray |
Cities near San Antonio
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 27 km or 17 mi | Schertz | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Cibolo | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | New Braunfels | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | Seguin | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | San Marcos | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Kyle | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Kerrville | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Austin | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Cedar Park | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Leander | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Pflugerville | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Round Rock | |
| 157 km or 98 mi | Georgetown | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Victoria | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Copperas Cove | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Harker Heights | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Killeen | |
| 210 km or 130 mi | Eagle Pass | |
| 213 km or 132 mi |  Piedras Negras | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Corpus Christi | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Temple | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Kingsville | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Del Rio | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Laredo | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Ciudad Acuna | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Nuevo Laredo | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | Bryan | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | College Station | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Rosenberg | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Waco | |
| 279 km or 174 mi | Sugar Land | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Missouri | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | San Angelo | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Lake Jackson | |
| 300 km or 187 mi | The Woodlands | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Houston | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Spring | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Conroe | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Pearland | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Stephenville |