Calgary vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$5691
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1564
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2640
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$3446
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	78
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	1.31M	662K

The cost of living in Calgary is 16% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1759th and 890th ($2095 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Ranked 9th vs 3rd best cities to live in Canada, and 187th vs 62nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Vancouver

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	Calgary	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$21273

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2411
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2295
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2091
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2100
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2523
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2081
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2427
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2690
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1855
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2661
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2727
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2728
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2782
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2124
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2734
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2749
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3012
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2479
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3602
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3183
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3164
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2884