Calgary vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$2274
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$2374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	53	46
😀 Quality of life	92	73
🏙️ Population	1.31M	594K

The cost of living in Calgary is 111% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1526th and 5322nd ($2113 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 389th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 2.4 months in Kagoshima. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Kagoshima ranked 231st in Japan, while ranked 66th and 1545th 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	$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$36.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$2696
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$20.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$9009

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$929
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$925
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$915
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$926
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$925
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$919
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$911
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$908
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$915
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$914
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$885
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$890
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$882
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$896
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$863
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$902
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$871
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$895
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$884
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$856
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$867
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$850
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$904
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$875
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$850
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$881
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$862
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$893
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$861
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$885
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$886
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$860
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$879
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$911
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$859
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$860
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$864
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$931
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$1011