Calgary vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$6742
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	80
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	1.31M	737K

The cost of living in Calgary is 31% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1646th and 158th ($2077 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 153rd and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Seattle

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	Calgary	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$29407

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093