Calgary vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	69
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	1.31M	385K

The cost of living in Calgary is 18% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1759th and 777th ($2095 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 683rd 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 1.7 months in Tampa. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 187th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Tampa

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	Calgary	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$19356

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260