Calgary vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2612
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$516
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$879
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$884
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	70
😀 Quality of life	90	72
🏙️ Population	1.31M	4.49M

The cost of living in Calgary is 104% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 1716th and 5367th ($2118 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 3rd 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 0.9 months in Izmir. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Izmir ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 209th and 3283rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

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	$17	$7.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$596
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$71.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	41.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$1484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$8.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$1.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$0.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$6.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$718
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$14664

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	$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 Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$767
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$772
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$822
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$724
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1272
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$742
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$627
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1079
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$752
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$680
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$746
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$937
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$803
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2084
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$698
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$893
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$712
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$731
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1322
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$894
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$897
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1900
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$601
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$769
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$610
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$590
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1426
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1286
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1279
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1468
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1663
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1497
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1462
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1304
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1318
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1410