Calgary vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$3867
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
53
91
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.49M

The cost of living in Calgary is 3% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1526th and 1315th ($2113 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 66th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Munich

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Calgary Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$4.78
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$18334

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599