Calgary vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$5040
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$1032
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$1994
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$3442
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	84
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.89M

The cost of living in Calgary is 6% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1473rd and 1809th ($2149 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 131st and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Hamburg City

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	Calgary	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$89.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$2256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$9009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$5949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$3.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$29.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$23771

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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 Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1614
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1594
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1579
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1614
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1589
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1485
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1608
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1566
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1581
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1629
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1447
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1549
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1704
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1540
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1649
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1543
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1570
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1554
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1555
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1500
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1557
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1547
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1547
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1520
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1627
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1245
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1799
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1584
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1523
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1498
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1364
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1539
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1551
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1388