Calgary vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2149
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3509
$3234
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
53
95
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
1.31M
585K

The cost of living in Calgary is 41% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 1473rd and 3595th ($2149 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 371st in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 131st and 31st 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
$16.9
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.6
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1707
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.9
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$984
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19196
$9380

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1914
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1727
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1701
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1723
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1785
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2523
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$2001
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2250
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1781
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1854
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2139
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2150
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2011
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2498
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1793
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1642
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1566
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1830
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1610
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1917
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1765
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2322
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1487
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1976
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2469
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2010
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2484
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1983
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2042
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2553
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2278
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2169
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431