Calgary vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$4180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
53
94
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
1.31M
664K

The cost of living in Calgary is 20% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1716th and 676th ($2118 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 209th and 24th 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
$17
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$13439

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727