Calgary vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$4287
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$914
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1596
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$3974
😷 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 14% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 1716th and 2599th ($2118 vs $1864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 7th 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 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 209th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/calgary/gothenburg.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Calgary vs Gothenburg infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/calgary/gothenburg" target="_blank">Calgary vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Calgary vs Gothenburg

Prices for goods and services in Calgary and Gothenburg are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Calgary	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$93.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$7.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$6682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$4044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$4.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$8.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$59.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$4729

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481