Calgary vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2079
$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$5699
🏠 One person rent
$1191
$1467
🏘️ Family rent
$1928
$2572
🍽️ Food expenses
$572
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$3954
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
53
90
😀 Quality of life
91
94
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.51M

The cost of living in Calgary is 16% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1781st and 920th ($2079 vs $2463) 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 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 160th and 61st 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
$16.7
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.3
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3658
$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3126
$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.5
$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$796
$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15727
$14492

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1966
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1956
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1934
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1905
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1876
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1731
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1757
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1725
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1854
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1841
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1298
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1826
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1790
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1954
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1848
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1745
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1664
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1851
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1659
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1655
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1671
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1807
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1597
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2083
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1917
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1675
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1706
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1725
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1654
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1657
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1654
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1904
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1730