Calgary vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1155
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$256
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$238
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	76
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	1.31M	16.8M

The cost of living in Calgary is 338% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1759th and 8770th ($2095 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 0.5 months in Dhaka. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 187th and 6105th 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	$19.1	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$40
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$4.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$17
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$77.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$2391

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296