Calgary vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1027
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$140
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$221
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
53
67
😀 Quality of life
92
51
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.01M

The cost of living in Calgary is 444% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 1526th and 8988th ($2113 vs $389) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in Canada and Pakistan, respectively. Check Canada vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 66th and 6200th 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
$16
$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$85.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$57.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$88
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
19.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$5.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$1.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$51.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$1443

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$331
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401