Calgary vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$2328
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$335
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$2704
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	53	63
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.2M

The cost of living in Calgary is 137% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 1646th and 6156th ($2077 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 860th 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 3.1 months in Hiroshima. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 153rd and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Hiroshima

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	Calgary	Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$742
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	1.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$51
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$6826

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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 Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$854
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$857
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$859
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$865
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$874
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$897
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$903
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$906
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$890
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$915
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$934
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$889
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$905
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$887
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$987
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$876
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$885
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$866
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$927
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$912
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$928
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$921
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$882
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$937
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$934
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$883
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$951
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$952
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$827
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$915
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$781
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$900
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$846
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$896
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$934
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$936