Calgary vs Chiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Chiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$1263
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$3099
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$566
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$1683
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
53
91
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
1.31M
975K

The cost of living in Calgary is 68% more expensive than in Chiba. Cities ranked 1716th and 4647th ($2118 vs $1263) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 26th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.3 months in Chiba. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Chiba ranked 38th in Japan, while ranked 209th and 943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Chiba

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Calgary Chiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$3.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$719
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$427
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1190
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$753
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$62
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$95.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$4698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$3966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$74.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$6.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$64.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$15473

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

Cities near Chiba

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1099
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1096
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1093
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1130
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1057
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1048
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1083
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1118
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1030
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1070
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1067
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1034
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1145
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1084
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1048
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1119
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1052
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1038
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1089
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1399
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1116
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1051