Calgary vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$4601
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1190
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$618
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$2799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	52
😀 Quality of life	90	85
🏙️ Population	1.31M	342K

The cost of living in Calgary is 3% more expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 1759th and 1924th ($2095 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1512th 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 Juan. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs San Juan ranked 146th in the United States, while ranked 187th and 439th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs San Juan

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	Calgary	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$752
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$330
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$5774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$2975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$6.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$4.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$606
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$12973

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1949
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1638
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1504
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1787
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1446
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1789
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1776
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1889
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1275
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1370
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1668
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1575
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1792
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1827
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1652
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1851
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1297
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1790
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1700
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1686
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1588
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1673
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1513
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1393
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1443
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1779
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1447
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$1737
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1611
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1761
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1654
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1725
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1497
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1714
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1208
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1525
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120