Calgary vs Gimhae - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Gimhae
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$946
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2445
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$341
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$567
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$432
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$2338
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	71
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	1.31M	534K

The cost of living in Calgary is 124% more expensive than in Gimhae. Cities ranked 1716th and 6052nd ($2118 vs $946) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 75th in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 2.5 months in Gimhae. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Gimhae ranked 11th in South Korea, while ranked 209th and 1540th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Gimhae

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	Calgary	Gimhae
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$3.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$93.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$7889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$5807
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$9.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$6.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$7.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$77.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$449
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$15642

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Cities near Calgary

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 Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1032
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$994
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$991
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$993
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1020
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$981
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1111
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1043
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1012
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$997
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$1030
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$996
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$943
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$916
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$944
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$1008
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$970
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$951
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$916
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$954
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$823
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$994
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1062
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$944
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$922
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$963
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$945
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$964
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$982
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$1005
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$981
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$903
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$986
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1019