Climate
Calgary logs 8 hot days a year to Regina's 15 — Calgary wins by 7. Calgary also leads on frost days by 10.
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Cost of Living
Calgary averages $2,741/mo for balanced living; Regina has no cost baseline yet.
Calgary
$2,741monthly · balanced
Mobility
Calgary scores 2.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); Regina has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Calgary's culture score of 2.2 sits well above Regina's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Calgary scores 4.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Regina has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Calgary scores 3.9 on safety (0–5 scale); Regina has no safety baseline.
Career
Calgary scores 2.9 on career (0–5 scale); Regina has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Calgary scores 3.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Regina has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Calgary scores 3.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Regina has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Calgary scores 3.2 on family (0–5 scale); Regina has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Calgary scores 2.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Regina has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Calgary averages 8.1 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Regina's 7.4 µg/m³ (good) — Regina breathes ~9% cleaner air (0.7 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Calgary (1.5M) and Regina (242K) are 6.3x in population — Calgary is the larger metro, Regina the smaller; on land area Calgary spans roughly 5.9x more ground.
Calgary is roughly 6.1x the scale of Regina
Combined population & area comparison
City Scale Rankings
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Who Thrives Here
Calgary is the stronger fit for the english speaker. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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