Calgary vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$4329
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$2988
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	84
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	1.31M	545K

The cost of living in Calgary is 18% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 1473rd and 2395th ($2149 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 27th 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 1.6 months in Hanover. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Hanover ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 131st and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Hanover

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	Calgary	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$918
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$644
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$1158
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$315
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$5131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$3015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$31.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$83.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$15505

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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 Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1689
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1686
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1670
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1678
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1675
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1634
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1623
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1600
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1648
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1636
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1640
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1633
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1629
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1519
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1523
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1607
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1633
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1569
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1455
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1583
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1484
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1456
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1554
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1469
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1456
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1489
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1455
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1568
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1583
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1499
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1538
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1498
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1493
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1400
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1494
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1498
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1514
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1487