Calgary vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$1054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2538
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$1513
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
53
81
😀 Quality of life
92
75
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.6M

The cost of living in Calgary is 101% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 1526th and 4954th ($2113 vs $1054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 176th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Fukuoka. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Fukuoka ranked 177th in Japan, while ranked 66th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Fukuoka

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Calgary Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$62.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$95.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$76.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$6355

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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 Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$916
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$920
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$915
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$919
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$915
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$919
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$915
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$917
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$905
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$914
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$914
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$910
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$893
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$876
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$879
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$902
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$900
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$898
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$894
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$873
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$886
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$879
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$899
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$895
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$897
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$894
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$913
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$893
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$890
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$891
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$892
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$877
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$877
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$868
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$905
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$871