Calgary vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$2230
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$5257
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1250
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$2174
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$4800
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	88
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	1.31M	776K

The cost of living in Calgary is 5% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 1716th and 1425th ($2118 vs $2230) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 3rd 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 Frankfurt. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Frankfurt ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 209th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Frankfurt

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	Calgary	Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$5.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$8454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$4665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$22.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$9.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$90.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$18543

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Cities near Calgary

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 Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1891
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1831
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1874
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1864
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1866
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1681
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1768
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1732
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1836
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1808
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1742
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1832
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1779
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1841
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1802
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1807
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1849
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1780
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1939
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1760
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1787
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1786
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1776
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1801