Calgary vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2149
$2102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$4758
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$1237
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$2068
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3509
$4186
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
53
87
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
1.31M
773K

The cost of living in Calgary is 2% more expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 1473rd and 1589th ($2149 vs $2102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 3rd in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 2 months in Frankfurt. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Frankfurt ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 131st and 36th 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
$16.9
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.6
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$5.22
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$2335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1707
$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.9
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$8020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$5017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$25.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$3.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$984
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19196
$15030

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Cities near Calgary

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 Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716