Moving guide · Ontario → Alberta
Moving from Toronto to Calgary
Sunny prairie city an hour from the Rockies. Here's how life in Calgary compares with Toronto.
Calgary is roughly 2°C colder than Toronto in January (about -5°C → -7°C), with around 133 more sunny days. A typical home costs roughly 39% less in Calgary (about C$1,050,000 vs C$640,000), and everyday costs run about 20 points lower on our cost of living index. Income tax goes from a medium provincial income tax in Ontario to a low provincial income tax in Alberta. For lifestyle, you gain skiing, hiking and golf and leave behind nightlife, food scene and live music. (Approximate figures.)
Weather
- January average
- -5°C → -7°C (-2°)
- July average
- 22°C → 17°C (-5°)
- Sunny days a year
- 200 → 333
- Snow a year
- 120 → 128 cm
Money (approximate)
- Cost of living index
- 125 → 105
- Typical home
- C$1,050,000 → C$640,000
- Property tax rate
- 0.7% → 0.65%
- Provincial or state income tax
- Medium → Low
- Health care in Calgary
- Public plan, no premium
Getting around in Calgary
- Airport
- 20 min
- Ski hill
- 1h 30m
- Beach or lake
- 30 min
- Main industries
- Energy, tech, logistics
Lifestyle and risks
Climate, cost and risk figures are approximate and for comparison only. Prices are in each place's local currency.