Calgary vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$1720
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$736
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$175
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$41.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$239
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	66
😀 Quality of life	90	47
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.96M

The cost of living in Calgary is 265% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 1473rd and 7921st ($2149 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 40th in Canada and Iran, respectively. Check Canada vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 131st and 6374th 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	$16.9	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$8.42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	26.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$3.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$1.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$20
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$559

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$545
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$527
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$490
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$489
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$472
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$462
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$518
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$507
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$577
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$559
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$542
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$673
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$588
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$693
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$583
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$689
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$588
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$690
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$470
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$559
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$720
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$537
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$708
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$797
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$701
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$675
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$706
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$699