Calgary vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$4312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	53	90
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.51M

The cost of living in Calgary is 17% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1759th and 863rd ($2095 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 187th and 44th 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	$19.1	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$17274

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714