Calgary vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Calgary	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2136	$1712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$3986
🏠 One person rent	$1245	$864
🏘️ Family rent	$2001	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2854	$2920
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	72
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	1.31M	620K

The cost of living in Calgary is 25% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1644th and 3120th ($2136 vs $1712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 239th in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Leipzig. Calgary ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 156th and 116th 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	$16.5	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.41	$4.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1016	$569
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2152	$1385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1634	$1022
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.5	$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3374	$4575
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$3090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.72	$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$2.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.3	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$96.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$873	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15961	$10605

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1839
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1811
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1740
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1539
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1661
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1865
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2616
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1984
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2375
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2351
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1783
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2246
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1857
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1949
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2265
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2087
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2481
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1760
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1912
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1883
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1779
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1628
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1997
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1851
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1437
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2251
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1510
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2063
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2108
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2039
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2688
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2079
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1975
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2030
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2545
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2462
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2415
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1931

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1624
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1587
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1517
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1414
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1422
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1421
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1389
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1410
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1417
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1418
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1420
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1487
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1428
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1123
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1427
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1287
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1376
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1423
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1434
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1458
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1263
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1356
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1427
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1150
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1408
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1351
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1439
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1425
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1467
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1431
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1290
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1345
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1438
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1443
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1493
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1439
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1515
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1418