Calgary vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$3795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	94
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	1.31M	592K

The cost of living in Calgary is 5% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1526th and 1756th ($2113 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 7th in Canada and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Canada vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 66th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Rotterdam

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	Calgary	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$12166

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Cities near Calgary

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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413