Calgary vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2616
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	53	100
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	1.31M	594K

The cost of living in Calgary is 100% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1759th and 5226th ($2095 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 175th 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 1.8 months in Kawaguchi. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Kawaguchi ranked 48th in Japan, while ranked 187th and 909th 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	$19.1	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$3.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$6211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$3627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$71.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$15187

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1051
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1084
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1009
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1131
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1065
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1006
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1096
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1087
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1101