Calgary vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2885
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$587
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$820
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	95
😀 Quality of life	90	77
🏙️ Population	1.31M	15.5M

The cost of living in Calgary is 91% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 1473rd and 4816th ($2149 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Canada and Turkey, respectively. Check Canada vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 131st and 790th 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	$16.9	$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$13982

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985