Calgary vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2079
$1968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$1191
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1928
$1830
🍽️ Food expenses
$572
$536
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$3266
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
53
91
😀 Quality of life
91
96
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.09M

The cost of living in Calgary is 6% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 1781st and 2104th ($2079 vs $1968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 11th in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Cologne. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 160th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Cologne

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Calgary Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$5.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$3.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$1997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.3
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3658
$6855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3126
$5848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$67.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.5
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$98
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$796
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15727
$19386

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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

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979