Calgary vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$2379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$5357
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1601
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$2918
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$453
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$3975
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	65
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.31M	3.33M

The cost of living in Calgary is 13% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1646th and 989th ($2077 vs $2379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Canada vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 153rd and 288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Dubai

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	Calgary	Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$12.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$3782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$2332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$91.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$3507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$86.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$77.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$13241

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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 Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536