Calgary vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$6290
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1972
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$3201
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$683
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$86.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$5248
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	29
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	1.31M	138K

The cost of living in Calgary is 28% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 1759th and 290th ($2095 vs $2916) 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 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 187th and 392nd 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	$19.1	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$88.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$15.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1917
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$3336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$2729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$192
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$55.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$13003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$8731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$35.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$26.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$69.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$33.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$16458

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2669
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2607
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2551
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2481
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1788
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1714
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1459
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1463
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1591
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1451
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1464
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1431
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1454
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1455
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1462
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1649
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1574
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1462
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1462
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1642
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1465
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1443
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1303
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1639
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1600
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1596
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1734
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1572
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1760
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1586
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1665
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1650
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1679
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1559
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1552
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1618
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1686