Calgary vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2384
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$372
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$1957
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	53	63
😀 Quality of life	92	71
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.2M

The cost of living in Calgary is 122% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 1526th and 5644th ($2113 vs $954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 584th 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 2.1 months in Hiroshima. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Hiroshima ranked 376th in Japan, while ranked 66th and 2347th 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	$16	$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$3.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$3758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$2699
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$43.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$49.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$8672

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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 Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$884
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$883
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$889
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$887
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$907
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$908
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$885
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$885
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$899
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$895
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$881
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$901
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$909
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$879
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$892
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$872
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$967
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$860
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$882
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$850
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$903
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$895
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$906
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$904
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$879
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$911
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$909
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$907
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$919
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$915
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$815
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$771
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$888
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$827
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$885
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$909
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$906
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$902