Calgary vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1652
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$3784
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	46
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	1.31M	675K

The cost of living in Calgary is 12% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1759th and 2470th ($2095 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 4th in Canada and Sweden, respectively. Check Canada vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 2 months in Gothenburg. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 187th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Gothenburg

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	Calgary	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$4650

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423