Calgary vs Diyarbakir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Diyarbakir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1453
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$299
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$518
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$54.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$902
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	28
😀 Quality of life	90	49
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.73M

The cost of living in Calgary is 244% more expensive than in Diyarbakir. Cities ranked 1759th and 7917th ($2095 vs $608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 84th in Canada and Turkey, respectively. Check Canada vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Diyarbakir. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Diyarbakir ranked 56th in Turkey, while ranked 187th and 6785th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Diyarbakir

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	Calgary	Diyarbakir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$9.85
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	28.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$5.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$2.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$2.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$4707

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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 Diyarbakir

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cinar	$619
61 km or 38 mi	Derik	$596
79 km or 49 mi	Batman	$640
79 km or 49 mi	Mardin	$527
86 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$609
111 km or 69 mi	Bingol	$515
120 km or 74 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
122 km or 76 mi	Elazig	$565
126 km or 78 mi	Nusaybin	$579
129 km or 80 mi	Qamishli	$490
143 km or 89 mi	Mus	$573
150 km or 93 mi	Siirt	$601
152 km or 95 mi	Urfa	$582
162 km or 101 mi	Al-Hasakah	$497
170 km or 106 mi	Akcakale	$587
173 km or 107 mi	Adiyaman	$634
173 km or 108 mi	Bitlis	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Malatya	$547
184 km or 115 mi	Cizre	$590
201 km or 125 mi	Sirnak	$588
214 km or 133 mi	Erzincan	$597
229 km or 142 mi	Sinjar	$384
232 km or 144 mi	Zakho	$662
237 km or 147 mi	Nizip	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Erzurum	$448
244 km or 151 mi	Raqqa	$518
261 km or 162 mi	Bayburt	$611
269 km or 167 mi	Gaziantep	$549
270 km or 168 mi	Duhok	$625
286 km or 177 mi	Van	$580
287 km or 178 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$521
291 km or 181 mi	Gumushane	$649
292 km or 181 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
306 km or 190 mi	Kilis	$572
308 km or 191 mi	Mosul	$565
310 km or 193 mi	Hakkari	$580
316 km or 197 mi	Agri	$569
333 km or 207 mi	Islahiye	$537
333 km or 207 mi	Aleppo	$551
346 km or 215 mi	Sivas	$716