Calgary vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$1155
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	95
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	1.31M	15.7M

The cost of living in Calgary is 61% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 1781st and 4522nd ($2079 vs $1288) 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 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 160th and 1015th 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	$16.7	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$3.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	46.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$1376
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$1043
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$18637

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013