Calgary vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$1000
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$175
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$282
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$148
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$85.4
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	69
😀 Quality of life	91	48
🏙️ Population	1.31M	11.1M

The cost of living in Calgary is 387% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1781st and 8922nd ($2079 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in Canada and Pakistan, respectively. Check Canada vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 160th and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Lahore

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	Calgary	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$3.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$1207

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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 Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$380
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$316
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$302
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$363
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$311
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$320
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$291
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$337
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$303
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$333
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$372
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$284
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$350
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$421
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$351
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$376
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$277
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$294
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$347
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$357
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$373
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$443
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$362
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$270
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$340
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$344
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$265
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$262
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$403
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$330
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$285
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$364
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$248
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$354
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$388
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$334