Calgary vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$4775
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$1841
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$3654
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
53
92
😀 Quality of life
90
96
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.09M

The cost of living in Calgary is 6% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 1716th and 2067th ($2118 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 12th in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 209th and 15th 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
$17
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$97
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$22470

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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

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944