Calgary vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1174
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$388
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	70
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.01M

The cost of living in Calgary is 322% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 1759th and 8685th ($2095 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st 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 0.3 months in Islamabad. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Islamabad ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 187th and 6656th 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	$19.1	$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$233
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	14.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$4.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$1.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$1.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$81.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$3550

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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 Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$371
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$280
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$373
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$253
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$373
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$321
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$394
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$335
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$344
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$391
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$382
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$313
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$286
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$309
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$393
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$332
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$381
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$359
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$450
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$306
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$379
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$397
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$339
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$371
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$438
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$340
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$456
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$346
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$504
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$401
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$350
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$391
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$440
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$447
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$379