Calgary vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1549
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$458
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$1224
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	53	22
😀 Quality of life	90	44
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.99M

The cost of living in Calgary is 238% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 1646th and 7513th ($2077 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 71st in Canada and Turkey, respectively. Check Canada vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 2 months in Urfa. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Urfa ranked 28th in Turkey, while ranked 153rd and 6606th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Urfa

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	Calgary	Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$3.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$55.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	27.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$534
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$5.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$58.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$7315

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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 Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$587
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$603
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$577
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$606
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$462
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$544
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$659
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$621
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$570
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$492
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$600
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$509
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$523
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$537
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$589
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$457
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$582
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$600
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$403
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$489
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$468
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$535
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$589
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$578
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$598
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$585
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$573
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$672
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$417
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$621
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$578
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$712