Calgary vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$5553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	86
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.39M

The cost of living in Calgary is 40% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1716th and 50th ($2118 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 38th 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 San Diego. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 209th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs San Diego

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	Calgary	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$26517

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804