Calgary vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$2387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$5438
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$1384
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$2466
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$3915
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	93
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	1.31M	644K

The cost of living in Calgary is 11% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 1526th and 872nd ($2113 vs $2387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in Canada and Denmark, respectively. Check Canada vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.6 months in Copenhagen. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 66th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Copenhagen

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	Calgary	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$94.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$6.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$4.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$1122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$2867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$2046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$8131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$5911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$88.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$32.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$5.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$68.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$539
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$8976

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Cities near Calgary

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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1887
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1276
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1566
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1766
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1480
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1652
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1439
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1375
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1638
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1181
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1318
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1972
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1569
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1880
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1392
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1282
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1541
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1584
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1403
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1380
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1438
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1657
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1398
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1426
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1506
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1159
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1599
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1338
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1380
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1519
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1329