Calgary vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$1899
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	53	47
😀 Quality of life	90	74
🏙️ Population	1.31M	594K

The cost of living in Calgary is 114% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1716th and 5728th ($2118 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 495th 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 1.9 months in Kagoshima. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Kagoshima ranked 184th in Japan, while ranked 209th and 2240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Kagoshima

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	Calgary	Kagoshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$5.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$4007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$2131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$51.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$33.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$12648

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$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 Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$923
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$924
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$914
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$921
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$919
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$916
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$919
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$916
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$913
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$915
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$911
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$887
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$893
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$903
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$865
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$911
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$878
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$909
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$899
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$856
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$838
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$906
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$899
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$845
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$898
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$898
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$902
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$899
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$897
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$957
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$896
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$891
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$904
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$896
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$893
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$895
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$907
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$960