Calgary vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	33
😀 Quality of life	90	84
🏙️ Population	1.31M	543K

The cost of living in Calgary is 8% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1759th and 2237th ($2095 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1697th 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 2.1 months in Tucson. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 187th and 460th 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	$19.1	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$15759

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212