Calgary vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$5439
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	87
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.39M

The cost of living in Calgary is 38% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1526th and 26th ($2113 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 23rd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 66th and 107th 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	$16	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$18429

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606