Calgary vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$6558
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	81
😀 Quality of life	92	97
🏙️ Population	1.31M	443K

The cost of living in Calgary is 37% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1526th and 31st ($2113 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in Canada and Switzerland, respectively. Check Canada vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 66th 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	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$29266

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846