Calgary vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2095
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4718
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$1885
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3093
$1748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
53
91
😀 Quality of life
90
94
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.52M

The cost of living in Calgary is 77% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1759th and 4788th ($2095 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 31st 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 187th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Kobe

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Calgary Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$2.42
🥤 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
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1946
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3751
$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$820
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15881
$10496

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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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038