Calgary vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$274
😷 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 383% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1646th and 8899th ($2077 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 0.6 months in Dhaka. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 153rd and 5971st 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	$15.2	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$1681

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314