Calgary vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2095
$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4718
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$321
🏘️ Family rent
$1885
$539
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$96.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3093
$2420
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
53
65
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.2M

The cost of living in Calgary is 149% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 1759th and 6587th ($2095 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 876th 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 2.9 months in Hiroshima. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Hiroshima ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 187th and 67th 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
$19.1
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1234
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1946
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$75.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3751
$1968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$1654
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$820
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15881
$3346

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$1927
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$1874
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1780
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1733
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1579
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1626
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1835
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2595
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1974
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2338
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2307
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1749
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2197
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1771
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1953
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2180
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2135
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2505
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1781
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1703
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1787
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1867
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1729
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2100
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1869
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1451
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2290
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1442
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1953
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2427
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2053
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2930
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2100
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2141
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2493
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2523
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2492
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1872

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$827
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$847
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$840
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$866
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$871
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$882
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$918
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$943
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$881
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$887
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$885
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$916
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$895
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$907
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$902
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$900
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$913
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$950
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$918
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$884
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$932
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$895
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$901
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$896
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$900
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$862
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$902
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$897
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$860
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$925
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$932
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$964
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$908
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$873
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$948
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$874
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$901
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$896
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$901