Calgary vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$4769
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$1090
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$1897
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$3937
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	92
😀 Quality of life	91	96
🏙️ Population	1.31M	631K

The cost of living in Calgary is 5% more expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 1781st and 2065th ($2079 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 10th in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 2 months in Dusseldorf. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Dusseldorf ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 160th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Dusseldorf

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	Calgary	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$5.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$1139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$859
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$1558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$7326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$6067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$64.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$60.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$789
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$23360

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1616
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1645
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1567
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1626
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1634
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1574
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1596
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1555
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1340
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1543
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1651
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1741
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1525
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1586
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1608
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1516
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1678
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1474
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1552
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1547
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1968