Which is better, Calgary or Edmonton?

Calgary is better to live in as compared to Edmonton if you have no problem with means to make a living e.g employment .It is a few degrees warmer being in the south and gets chinooks which bring warm air to make winters more bearable. read more

Calgary. There's nothing wrong with Edmonton but I like Calgary better. Calgary is more dynamic, is closer to the mountains, and has much better weather. Edmonton is more government and blue-collar. There's nothing wrong with that, of course, but that should give you an idea. read more

Anytime we fly somewhere and need an airport, in summer, we choose Calgary over Edmonton, but in winter, we choose Edmonton because the highway is so much better. We do avoid unnecessarily driving the Icefield Parkway in winter because it can be prone to bad weather and conditions, whereas the highway between Edmonton and Jasper is a low elevation, major transportation route, and rarely has bad conditions. read more