Calgary vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	45
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	1.31M	750K

The cost of living in Calgary is 14% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1781st and 2674th ($2079 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 79th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Ranked 15th vs 20th best cities to live in Canada, and 160th vs 251st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Winnipeg

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	Calgary	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$11646

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714