Calgary vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$1536
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$222
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	50
😀 Quality of life	90	48
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.57M

The cost of living in Calgary is 285% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 1473rd and 8203rd ($2149 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 55th in Canada and Iran, respectively. Check Canada vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 131st and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Shiraz

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	Calgary	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$2159

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$546
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$537
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$556
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$489
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$561
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$548
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$507
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$527
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$520
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$577
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$588
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$545
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$490
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$878
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$713
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$928
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$557
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$588
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1267
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$989
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1226
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1218
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$870
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$467
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$559
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1719
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$879
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$705