Berlin vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1191
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1928
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$2977
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.31M

The cost of living in Berlin is 7% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1418th and 1781st ($2222 vs $2079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.4 months in Calgary. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Calgary ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 35th and 160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Calgary

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	Berlin	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$55.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$3658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$3126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$58
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$15727

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887