Calgary vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$4209
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$892
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$1501
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$2695
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	82
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	1.31M	548K

The cost of living in Calgary is 20% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 1646th and 2608th ($2077 vs $1726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 35th 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 1.6 months in Hanover. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Hanover ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 153rd and 93rd 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	$15.2	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$1546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$1063
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$4316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$2823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$3.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$30
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$8.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$26877

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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 Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1599
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1595
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1585
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1590
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1587
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1552
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1551
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1544
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1532
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1564
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1558
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1559
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1560
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1466
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1458
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1530
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1549
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1498
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1460
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1512
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1407
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1371
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1482
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1411
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1371
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1401
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1417
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1517
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1515
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1418
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1469
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1431
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1558
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1352
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1442
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1423
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1420
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1421