Calgary vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$1168
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$150
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$256
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	53	67
😀 Quality of life	90	49
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.01M

The cost of living in Calgary is 390% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 1473rd and 8895th ($2149 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Canada and Pakistan, respectively. Check Canada vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 131st and 6293rd 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	$16.9	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$3133

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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 Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$323
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$328
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$372
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$277
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$338
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$374
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$456
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$335
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$344
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$280
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$308
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$358
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$319
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$406
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$344
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$500
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$312
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$407
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$441
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$310
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$469
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$378
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$599
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$358
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$360
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$430
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$371
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$476
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$397