Calgary vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$282
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	72
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	1.31M	16.8M

The cost of living in Calgary is 402% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1473rd and 8916th ($2149 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Canada and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Canada vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 131st and 5968th 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	$16.9	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$1444

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317