Berlin vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$4718
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$3093
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.31M

The cost of living in Berlin is 13% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1150th and 1759th ($2371 vs $2095) 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 45th and 187th 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	$16.2	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$15881

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872