Calgary vs Himeji - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Himeji
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$1132
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$3649
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$1806
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$2217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	53 km
🎓 Higher education	53	60
😀 Quality of life	92	73
🏙️ Population	1.31M	528K

The cost of living in Calgary is 87% more expensive than in Himeji. Cities ranked 1526th and 4618th ($2113 vs $1132) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 44th 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 2 months in Himeji. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Himeji ranked 232nd in Japan, while ranked 66th and 1550th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Himeji

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	Calgary	Himeji
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$39.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$1447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	1.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$3892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$9.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$44.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$8933

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Cities near Calgary

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 Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$1030
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$1024
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$1021
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1048
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$1009
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$1002
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1006
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$1000
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$1003
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$983
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1000
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$995
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$993
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1060
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$946
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$995
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1076
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$993
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$987
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$965
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$999
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$923
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$984
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1006
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$982
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1001
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$919
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$996
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$983
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1006
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$978
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$995
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$977
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$972
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$972