Calgary vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$989
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
53
69
😀 Quality of life
90
51
🏙️ Population
1.31M
2.1M

The cost of living in Calgary is 395% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 1716th and 8928th ($2118 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 4th in Canada and Pakistan, respectively. Check Canada vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 209th and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Rawalpindi

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Calgary Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$782

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$1801
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$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265