Calgary vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1242
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$172
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$295
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$252
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	45
😀 Quality of life	90	56
🏙️ Population	1.31M	3M

The cost of living in Calgary is 334% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1759th and 8757th ($2095 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 61st 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 0.5 months in Mashhad. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 187th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Calgary	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$0.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$21
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$629

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$469
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$476
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$475
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$467
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$483
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$483
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1846
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1898
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1726
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1864
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$556
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$542
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$458
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$561
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$664
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$470
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$523
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$439
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$612
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$474
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$525
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1840
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$500
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$359
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$516
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$469
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$475
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$517
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$563
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$700
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$570
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$557
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$570
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$584
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$584
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$638