Cost of living comparison
Calgary is 12.3% cheaper than Denver.
If you lived in Calgary instead of Denver, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
Denver
|
Calgary
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$16.22
CA$22.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$8.85
CA$12.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
|
$1.86
CA$2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
|
$1.69
CA$2.32
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
Denver
|
Calgary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.12
|
$2.32
CA$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
|
$5.72
CA$7.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
|
$6.74
CA$9.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.82
|
$3.09
CA$4.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.25
|
$5.13
CA$7.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$1.74
CA$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
|
$0.65
CA$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.65
CA$2.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.71
CA$2.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$1.02
CA$1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$1.17
CA$1.59
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
Denver
|
Calgary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
|
$3.89
CA$5.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$114.00
|
$82.60
CA$112.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,500.00
|
$21,718.72
CA$29,692.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.18
|
$14.88
CA$20.35
|
|
pay 17.1% less for housing
Denver
|
Calgary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.83
|
$65.70
CA$89.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,936.15
|
$1,178.37
CA$1,611.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,618.90
|
$992.70
CA$1,357.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.52
|
$170.20
CA$232.69
|
|
pay 21.4% less for childcare
Denver
|
Calgary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,477.08
|
$834.87
CA$1,141.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,142.86
|
$18,247.62
CA$24,947.23
|
|
pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports
Denver
|
Calgary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$5.16
CA$7.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.13
|
$3.81
CA$5.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.50
|
$13.27
CA$18.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.80
|
$56.71
CA$77.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$12.17
CA$16.64
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Denver
|
Calgary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.48
|
$55.81
CA$76.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.33
|
$43.88
CA$59.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.62
|
$81.54
CA$111.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.75
|
$113.94
CA$155.78
|
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