Calgary vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$2156
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$264
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	96
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.31M	8.69M

The cost of living in Calgary is 163% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1646th and 6486th ($2077 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 4th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 153rd and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Tehran

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	Calgary	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$1951

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$714
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$710
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$698
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$681
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$698
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$680
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$665
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$684
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$675
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$688
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$693
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$736
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$688
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$651
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$686
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$645
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$557
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$574
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$488
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$618
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$458
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$658
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$580
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$562
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$552
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$455
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$534
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$443
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$469
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$466
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$685
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$505
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$598
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510