Calgary vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2149
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$688
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3509
$2807
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
72
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
1.31M
616K

The cost of living in Calgary is 48% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1473rd and 3925th ($2149 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 535th 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 1.9 months in Leipzig. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 131st and 80th 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
$16.9
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.6
$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$4.47
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1707
$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.9
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$984
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19196
$10026

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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 Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261