Calgary vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1452
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$216
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	46
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	1.31M	3M

The cost of living in Calgary is 309% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 1646th and 8574th ($2077 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 84th 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 0.4 months in Mashhad. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 153rd and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Mashhad

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	Calgary	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$618

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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 Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$515
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$521
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1553
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1584
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$510
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1503
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1541
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$512
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$574
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$598
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$685
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$414
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$580
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$431
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$658
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$552
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$484
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$557
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$476
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$392
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$573
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$665
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$464
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$680
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$651
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$681
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$714
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$710
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788