Calgary vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$1294
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$3601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
53
94
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
1.31M
595K

The cost of living in Calgary is 29% more expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 1716th and 3504th ($2118 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 330th 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 2.2 months in Dortmund. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Dortmund ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 209th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Dortmund

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Calgary Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$3.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$1001
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$3201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$2354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$29493

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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 Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579