Calgary vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$245
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	76
😀 Quality of life	90	55
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.59M

The cost of living in Calgary is 182% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1646th and 6734th ($2077 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 5th in Canada and Iran, respectively. Check Canada vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 153rd and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Karaj

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	Calgary	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$823

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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 Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$686
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$688
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$684
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$698
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$693
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$698
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$645
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$675
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$788
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$714
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$710
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$681
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$680
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$665
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$651
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$618
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$574
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$488
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$557
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$458
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$552
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$658
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$562
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$580
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$455
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$466
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$443
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$469
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$505
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$685
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$554