Calgary vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$2609
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$670
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$1287
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	80
😀 Quality of life	90	72
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.6M

The cost of living in Calgary is 97% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 1646th and 5120th ($2077 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 316th 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 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Fukuoka ranked 215th in Japan, while ranked 153rd and 1739th 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	$15.2	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$5198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$2448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$52.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$11983

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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 Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$922
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$911
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$918
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$921
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$903
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$919
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$896
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$921
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$910
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$916
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$872
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$838
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$847
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$916
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$913
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$834
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$866
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$848
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$830
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$916
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$913
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$884
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$908
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$916
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$916
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$872
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$866
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$852
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$839
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$895
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$842
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$852
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$850