Calgary vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$3612
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	33
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	1.31M	543K

The cost of living in Calgary is 10% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1473rd and 2005th ($2149 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1656th 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 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 131st and 528th 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	$16.9	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$15724

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618