Calgary vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Calgary	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2136	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$2621
🏠 One person rent	$1245	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$2001	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2854	$2012
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	53	46
😀 Quality of life	91	72
🏙️ Population	1.31M	594K

The cost of living in Calgary is 98% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1644th and 5305th ($2136 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 331st in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Calgary compared to 1.9 months in Kagoshima. Calgary ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Kagoshima ranked 313th in Japan, while ranked 156th and 2459th 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	$16.5	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.41	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1016	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2152	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1634	$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.5	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	1.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3374	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$2202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.72	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87	$55.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$42.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.3	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$873	$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15961	$13539

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1839
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1811
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1740
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1539
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1661
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1865
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2616
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1984
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2375
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2351
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1783
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2246
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1857
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1949
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2265
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2087
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2481
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1760
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1912
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1883
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1779
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1628
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1997
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1851
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1437
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2251
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1510
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2063
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2108
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2039
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2688
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2079
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1975
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2030
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2545
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2462
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2415
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1931

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$984
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$980
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$969
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$977
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$978
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$978
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$970
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$965
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$967
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$971
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$967
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$941
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$945
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$940
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$955
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$913
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$957
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$928
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$953
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$947
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$909
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$901
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$892
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$945
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$950
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$898
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$948
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$955
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$944
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$958
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$947
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$1039
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$957
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$947
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$937
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$955
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$956
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$955
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$938
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$995