Calgary vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
96
😀 Quality of life
92
61
🏙️ Population
1.31M
8.69M

The cost of living in Calgary is 202% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1526th and 6811th ($2113 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 11th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 66th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$2.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$1883

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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 Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569