Calgary vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$3926
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
53
64
😀 Quality of life
92
88
🏙️ Population
1.31M
3.33M

The cost of living in Calgary is 5% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1526th and 1218th ($2113 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 66th and 189th 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
$16
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$12.1
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$14799

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541