Calgary vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$709
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$1735
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	53	63
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.2M

The cost of living in Calgary is 114% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 1473rd and 5674th ($2149 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 664th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Hiroshima. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Hiroshima ranked 446th in Japan, while ranked 131st and 3185th 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	$16.9	$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$78.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$6276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$3477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$7209

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$936
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$954
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$944
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$970
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$981
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$986
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$1017
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$1040
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$978
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$975
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$988
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$984
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$999
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$968
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$981
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$968
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1063
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$960
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$942
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$993
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$988
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$996
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$986
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$954
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$999
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$997
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$987
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$1018
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$1021
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$882
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$1009
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$818
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$962
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$905
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$961
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$997
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$995
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$983