Calgary vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$1437
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$426
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$244
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	47
😀 Quality of life	90	55
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.57M

The cost of living in Calgary is 275% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 1716th and 8262nd ($2118 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 38th in Canada and Iran, respectively. Check Canada vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 209th and 6346th 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	$17	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$1920

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$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

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$547
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$523
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$541
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$489
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$487
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$545
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$465
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$492
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$479
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$545
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$565
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$364
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$500
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$481
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$476
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$487
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$823
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$707
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$928
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$556
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$571
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1309
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1037
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1192
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1109
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$931
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$761
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$546
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1923
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$861
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$698