Calgary vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$4580
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$3336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	52
😀 Quality of life	90	85
🏙️ Population	1.31M	413K

The cost of living in Calgary is 13% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 1716th and 2537th ($2118 vs $1876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1834th 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 Tulsa. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Tulsa ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 209th and 448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Tulsa

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	Calgary	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1050
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$5.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$99.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$25512

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1894
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1833
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1842
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1536
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1850
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1571
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2034
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1865
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1758
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2090
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1955
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2143
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$2001
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2021
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1744
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1782
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1825
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1557
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2011
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2039
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1838
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1883
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1947
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1860
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1820
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1860
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1654
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1739
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1358
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1853
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1541
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1276
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1421
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2214