Calgary vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$6116
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$2679
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$728
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$209
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$5006
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	94
😀 Quality of life	90	97
🏙️ Population	1.31M	667K

The cost of living in Calgary is 20% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 1716th and 650th ($2118 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 2nd in Canada and Denmark, respectively. Check Canada vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 209th and 4th 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	$17	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$9.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$7.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$5.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$3169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$2270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$10228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$6872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$20.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$122
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$707
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$14799

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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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588