Calgary vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$4617
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1125
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$1929
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$534
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$3700
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	87
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	1.31M	776K

The cost of living in Calgary is 4% more expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 1646th and 1863rd ($2077 vs $1989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 4th 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 153rd and 47th 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	$15.2	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$14496

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
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	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595