Calgary vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$883
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	95
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	1.31M	15.7M

The cost of living in Calgary is 66% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 1646th and 4347th ($2077 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 0.7 months in Istanbul. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 153rd and 850th 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	$15.2	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$17728

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899