Calgary vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$3578
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	34
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	1.31M	543K

The cost of living in Calgary is 6% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1646th and 1962nd ($2077 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1679th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 153rd and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Tucson

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	Calgary	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262