Calgary vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1224
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$363
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$157
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	63
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.96M

The cost of living in Calgary is 329% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 1759th and 8733rd ($2095 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 54th in Canada and Iran, respectively. Check Canada vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Isfahan ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 187th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Isfahan

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	Calgary	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$0.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$7.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$5.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$1.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$13.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$1.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$80
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$72
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$524

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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 Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$451
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$487
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$452
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$459
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$536
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$469
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$469
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$517
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$496
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$504
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$557
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$456
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$517
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$570
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$514
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$570
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$548
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$577
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$439
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$484
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$590
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$485
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$587
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$584
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$471
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$611
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$638
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$614
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$563
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$613
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$614
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$505
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$616