Calgary vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$1371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$3423
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$641
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$1212
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$462
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$2399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	72
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	1.31M	625K

The cost of living in Calgary is 54% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1526th and 3960th ($2113 vs $1371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 531st in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 66th and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Leipzig

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	Calgary	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$4.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$5428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$3298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$19.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$74.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$10639

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1322
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1269
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1267
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1263
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1242
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1270
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1260
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1253
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1262
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1271
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1249
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1214
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1230
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1096
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1166
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1255
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1269
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1069
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1134
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1193
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$961
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1216
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1135
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1252
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1260
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1296
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1250
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1099
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1165
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1248
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1278
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1329
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1204