Calgary vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$3744
😷 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 10% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1716th and 2278th ($2118 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1724th 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 1.9 months in Tucson. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 209th and 490th 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	$17	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$15659

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190