Calgary vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$1428
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$419
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$235
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	49
😀 Quality of life	91	56
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.57M

The cost of living in Calgary is 276% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 1781st and 8247th ($2079 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 41st in Canada and Iran, respectively. Check Canada vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 160th and 6229th 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	$16.7	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$2133

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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 Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$530
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$503
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$529
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$477
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$463
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$530
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$453
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$483
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$470
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$545
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$501
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$476
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$459
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$873
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$730
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$930
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$549
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$571
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1237
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1008
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1230
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1201
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$908
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$761
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$530
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1770
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$889
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$719