Calgary vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$687
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1209
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$1177
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	95
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	1.31M	15.7M

The cost of living in Calgary is 58% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 1759th and 4475th ($2095 vs $1328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Turkey, respectively. Check Canada vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Istanbul. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 187th and 829th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Istanbul

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	Calgary	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$4.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$894
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$15.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	41.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$3154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$60
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$63.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$1014
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$23206

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$651
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$634
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$790
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$824
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$807
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$899
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$866
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$812
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$692
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$763
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$593
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$598
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$710
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$764
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$679
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$522
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$750
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$656
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$747
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$830
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$606
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$855
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1201
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$713
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$741
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$699
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1140
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$676
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$702
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$610
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$743
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$702
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$743
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1060
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1020