Calgary vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$2776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$6075
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$1866
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$658
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$5130
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	29
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	1.31M	136K

The cost of living in Calgary is 25% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 1781st and 433rd ($2079 vs $2776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Luxembourg, respectively. Check Canada vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 160th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Luxembourg City

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	Calgary	Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$6.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$1856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$3349
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$2590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$12143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$8764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$34.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$59
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$32.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$16342

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2515
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2564
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2439
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2361
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1809
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1646
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1725
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1463
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1457
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1526
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1451
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1479
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1476
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1482
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1479
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1676
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1561
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1484
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1484
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1664
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1478
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1538
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1664
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1644
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1624
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1599
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1689
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1619
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1695
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1633
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1662
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1691
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1777
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1580
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1599
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1668
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1689