Calgary vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$1064
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$2198
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	53	100
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	1.31M	594K

The cost of living in Calgary is 103% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1473rd and 5234th ($2149 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 362nd in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 131st and 584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Kawaguchi

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	Calgary	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$12607

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095