Calgary vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1711
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$206
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$464
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	50
😀 Quality of life	92	52
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.57M

The cost of living in Calgary is 249% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 1526th and 7596th ($2113 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 38th in Canada and Iran, respectively. Check Canada vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 66th and 6176th 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	$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$2132

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$604
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$606
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$890
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$621
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$561
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$798
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$541
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$531
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$604
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$575
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$387
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$599
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$538
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$522
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$868
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$710
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$910
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$543
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$559
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1375
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1005
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1327
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1285
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$959
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$457
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$549
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1810
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$875
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$698