Calgary vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$361
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$205
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	47
😀 Quality of life	90	41
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.57M

The cost of living in Calgary is 315% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 1759th and 8645th ($2095 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 48th 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 9th best city to live in Canada vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 187th and 7725th 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	$19.1	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$2115

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$485
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$471
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$497
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$457
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$459
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$494
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$454
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$469
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$451
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$521
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$517
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$488
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$454
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$452
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$778
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$703
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$917
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$522
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$548
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1340
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1059
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1218
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1062
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$965
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$700
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$496
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$2015
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$861
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$694