Calgary vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$3475
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
53
96
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
1.31M
587K

The cost of living in Calgary is 36% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 1716th and 3860th ($2118 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 496th 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 Essen. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 209th and 17th 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
$17
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$10028

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587