Calgary vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$2611
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$513
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$861
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$775
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	68
😀 Quality of life	91	72
🏙️ Population	1.31M	4.49M

The cost of living in Calgary is 99% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 1781st and 5223rd ($2079 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 5th 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 Izmir. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 160th and 3140th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Calgary vs Izmir infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/calgary/izmir.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Calgary vs Izmir infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/calgary/izmir" target="_blank">Calgary vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Calgary vs Izmir

Prices for goods and services in Calgary and Izmir are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Calgary	Izmir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$3.76
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$703
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$71.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	40.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$1742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$1073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$1.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$2.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$622
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$14684

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386