Calgary vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$1752
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$659
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	53	22
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.99M

The cost of living in Calgary is 214% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 1781st and 7336th ($2079 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 74th in Canada and Turkey, respectively. Check Canada vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1 months in Urfa. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Urfa ranked 60th in Turkey, while ranked 160th and 6966th 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	$16.7	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	41.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$1896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$1.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$1.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$8570

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$625
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$693
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$610
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$612
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$603
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$602
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$587
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$483
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$627
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$571
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$582
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$600
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$622
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$559
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$535
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$472
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$530
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$544
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$587
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$464
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$619
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$624
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$337
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$543
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$486
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$550
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$552
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$591
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$659
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$623
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$647
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$596
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$402
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$438
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$623
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$591
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$791