Calgary vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	76
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	1.31M	16.8M

The cost of living in Calgary is 340% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1716th and 8803rd ($2118 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Canada and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Canada vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 209th and 6218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Dhaka

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	Calgary	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$2100

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Cities near Calgary

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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307