Calgary vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$5742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	87
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.01M

The cost of living in Calgary is 47% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1716th and 8th ($2118 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 209th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs San Jose, United States

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	Calgary	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$23160

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212