Calgary vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$3220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
53
95
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
1.31M
579K

The cost of living in Calgary is 39% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 1526th and 3358th ($2113 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 247th in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 66th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Essen

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Calgary Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$9133

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410