Calgary vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$5467
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2923
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$473
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$4153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	66
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	1.31M	3.94M

The cost of living in Calgary is 15% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1759th and 947th ($2095 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 9th best city to live in Canada vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 187th and 184th 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	$19.1	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$13.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$17401

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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 Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1543
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2356
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1173
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1455
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1082
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$797
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2100
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1193
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$2015
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$494
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$497
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$526
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$521
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1340
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1062
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1218
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$965
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$530
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1059
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$505
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$778
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$485
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$559
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$700
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$917
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$457
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$459
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$717
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$517
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$469