Calgary vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$2128
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$563
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$2549
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
53
65
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.2M

The cost of living in Calgary is 141% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 1716th and 6460th ($2118 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 874th 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 21st best city to live in Canada vs Hiroshima ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 209th and 88th 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
$17
$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$1955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$1629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$3.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$3517

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$1801
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$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
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$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$877
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$868
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$902
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$902
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$956
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$981
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$913
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$920
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$919
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$970
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$925
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$941
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$963
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$942
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$974
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$991
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$984
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$934
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$938
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$937
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$924
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$898
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$942
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$939
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$913
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$953
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$964
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1031
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$940
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1102
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$906
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1019
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$907
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$940
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$934
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$934