Cost of Living Comparison Between Wels and Calgary Cost of Living Comparison Between Wels and Calgary

🙂 Solo nomad: Wels is 4.9% cheaper than Calgary without rent, and 18.3% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Wels is 6.9% more expensive than Calgary without rent, and 21.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.39 €14.98

$18.5 CA$25.9

-6.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$72.7 €62.6

$70 CA$98

3.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.49 €10.76

$10.98 CA$15.37

13.75%

Cappuccino

$4.38 €3.77

$3.86 CA$5.41

13.47%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.29 €3.7

$2.07 CA$2.89

107.25%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.95 €2.54

$1.65 CA$2.31

78.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.48 €4.72

$5.22 CA$7.3

4.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.93 €4.25

$6.57 CA$9.2

-24.96%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.38 €1.19

$2.2 CA$3.08

-37.27%

White Bread (500g)

$3.03 €2.61

$2.77 CA$3.89

9.39%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.16 €1.86

$3.41 CA$4.77

-36.66%

Eggs

$3.44 €2.96

$3.45 CA$4.84

-0.29%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$24.81 €21.37

$14.3 CA$20.02

73.50%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.75 €11.85

$12.76 CA$17.86

7.76%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.02 €18.1

$16.29 CA$22.81

29.04%

Apples (1kg)

$2.94 €2.53

$4.31 CA$6.04

-31.79%

Banana (1kg)

$1.87 €1.61

$1.29 CA$1.8

44.96%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.66 €2.29

$3.88 CA$5.44

-31.44%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.95 €2.54

$4.19 CA$5.87

-29.59%

Potato (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$2.7 CA$3.77

-24.44%

Onion (1kg)

$1.74 €1.5

$2.63 CA$3.68

-33.84%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.79 €1.54

$2.66 CA$3.72

-32.71%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.78 €0.67

$1.95 CA$2.73

-60.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.33 €6.31

$14.88 CA$20.84

-50.74%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.38 €8.08

$14.47 CA$20.26

-35.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.77 €0.66

$2.9 CA$4.06

-73.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.6 €1.38

$3.98 CA$5.57

-59.80%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.74 €2.36

$2.71 CA$3.8

1.11%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$29.22 €25.16

$85.6 CA$120

-65.88%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$7.03 €6.06

$3.42 CA$4.78

105.56%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.12 €1.83

$1.3 CA$1.82

63.08%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$34.96 €30.11

$28.48 CA$39.88

22.75%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.72 €1.48

$1.09 CA$1.52

57.80%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$28.6K €24.6K

$25K CA$35K

14.09%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$35.4K €30.5K

$21.4K CA$30K

65.36%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$355 €306

$211 CA$295

68.68%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$22.27 €19.18

$40.76 CA$57.1

-45.36%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.91 €29.21

$59.3 CA$83

-42.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.89 €34.36

$54.6 CA$76.4

-26.87%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$35.27 €30.37

$52.2 CA$73.1

-32.47%

Cinema Ticket

$14.01 €12.06

$12.64 CA$17.7

10.84%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$895 €771

$862 CA$1,207

3.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,322 €6,307

$16.1K CA$22.5K

-54.47%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$133 €115

$58.5 CA$81.9

127.45%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$51.6 €44.42

$47.63 CA$66.7

8.27%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$123 €106

$86.9 CA$122

41.01%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$138 €119

$107 CA$150

29.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$700 €603

$1,408 CA$1,971

-50.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$574 €495

$1,182 CA$1,655

-51.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,140 €982

$2,333 CA$3,267

-51.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$800 €689

$1,896 CA$2,654

-57.78%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,225 €5,362

$3,685 CA$5,159

68.93%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,275 €3,682

$3,247 CA$4,547

31.63%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,737 €2,357

$3,079 CA$4,311

-11.11%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.71

-47.46%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Wels: December 2, 2025

Last update for Calgary: November 29, 2025

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

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