Calgary vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$2542
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$395
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$2402
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	53	46
😀 Quality of life	90	71
🏙️ Population	1.31M	594K

The cost of living in Calgary is 79% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1646th and 4615th ($2077 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 60th 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 2.1 months in Kagoshima. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Kagoshima ranked 243rd in Japan, while ranked 153rd and 1989th 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	$15.2	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$115
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$4063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$2023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$26.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$11723

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$1050
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$1041
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$1016
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$1031
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$1029
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$1018
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$1006
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$992
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$1001
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$1011
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$1004
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$949
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$958
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$937
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$945
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$907
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$939
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$912
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$916
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$913
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$894
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$887
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$872
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$888
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$884
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$873
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$880
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$874
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$877
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$872
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$873
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$894
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$871
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$905
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$876
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$870
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$873
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$874
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$883
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$920