Calgary vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$4305
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$874
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1508
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$3888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	56
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	1.31M	526K

The cost of living in Calgary is 20% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 1759th and 2992nd ($2095 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 152nd 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 2.2 months in Nuremberg. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Nuremberg ranked 25th in Germany, while ranked 187th and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Nuremberg

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	Calgary	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4.34
🥤 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	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$7307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$3825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$4.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$96.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$19685

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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 Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729