Calgary vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$2529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	46
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	1.31M	750K

The cost of living in Calgary is 15% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1716th and 2723rd ($2118 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 95th 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 Winnipeg. Ranked 21st vs 26th best cities to live in Canada, and 209th vs 326th 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	$17	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$13280

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429