Calgary vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1170
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$156
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$34.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$261
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	53	69
😀 Quality of life	90	49
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.01M

The cost of living in Calgary is 370% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 1646th and 8870th ($2077 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Canada and Pakistan, respectively. Check Canada vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 153rd and 6313th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Islamabad

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	Calgary	Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$94.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	20.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1142
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$6.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$2.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$64.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$2961

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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 Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$382
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$366
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$273
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$346
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$373
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$458
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$281
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$287
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$389
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$321
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$303
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$306
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$411
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$342
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$383
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$305
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$355
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$366
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$300
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$386
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$358
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$474
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$361
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$356
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$441
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$392
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$389
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$369