Calgary vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$6770
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	81
😀 Quality of life	90	98
🏙️ Population	1.31M	447K

The cost of living in Calgary is 37% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1473rd and 41st ($2149 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 3rd in Canada and Switzerland, respectively. Check Canada vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 2 months in Zurich. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 131st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Zurich

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	Calgary	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$20539

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843