Calgary vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$4506
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$908
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1559
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$3206
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	83
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	1.31M	548K

The cost of living in Calgary is 15% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 1759th and 2689th ($2095 vs $1829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 70th 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 1.8 months in Hanover. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Hanover ranked 13th in Germany, while ranked 187th and 82nd 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	$19.1	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$45.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$4553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$3475
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$4.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$21676

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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 Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1697
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1694
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1691
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1693
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1685
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1664
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1655
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1639
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1631
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1661
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1661
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1655
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1649
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1648
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1558
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1547
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1614
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1487
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1596
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1547
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1538
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1596
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1508
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1520
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1549
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1529
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1567
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1563
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1585
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1430
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1420
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1596
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1565
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1567
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1571