Calgary vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1305
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$3329
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$689
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1222
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$1095
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	95
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	1.31M	15.7M

The cost of living in Calgary is 62% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 1716th and 4562nd ($2118 vs $1305) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 0.8 months in Istanbul. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 209th and 925th 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	$17	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$4.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$896
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1645
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	43.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$1021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$20004

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$671
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$652
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$817
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$867
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$828
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$945
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$733
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$894
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$836
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$691
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$731
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$769
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$590
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$543
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$681
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$806
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$552
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$746
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$662
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$748
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$872
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1137
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$705
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$752
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$712
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1099
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$644
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$698
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$607
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$767
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1079
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1041