Calgary vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$1752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$4185
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$967
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$1672
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$3141
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
53
92
😀 Quality of life
92
96
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.07M

The cost of living in Calgary is 21% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 1526th and 2484th ($2113 vs $1752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 31st in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 66th and 12th 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
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$925
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$5594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$8.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$16182

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776