Calgary vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1618
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$240
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	66
😀 Quality of life	90	48
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.96M

The cost of living in Calgary is 297% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 1646th and 8454th ($2077 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 72nd 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 0.5 months in Isfahan. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 153rd and 6375th 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	$15.2	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$0.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	26.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$0.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$5.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$115
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$77.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$594

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688