Calgary vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$3783
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$1542
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$2738
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	72
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	1.31M	620K

The cost of living in Calgary is 37% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1646th and 3353rd ($2077 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 271st 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 Leipzig. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 153rd and 87th 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	$15.2	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$4.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$9452

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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 Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307