Calgary vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$4093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
53
66
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
1.31M
3.94M

The cost of living in Calgary is 12% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1716th and 1039th ($2118 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 21st best city to live in Canada vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 209th and 203rd 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
$17
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$16876

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492