Berlin vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$4745
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$3199
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.31M

The cost of living in Berlin is 9% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1275th and 1716th ($2302 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 35th and 209th 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	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$15430

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934