Calgary vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2167
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$1871
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
53
58
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
1.31M
738K

The cost of living in Calgary is 139% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 1526th and 6050th ($2113 vs $886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 832nd 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 2.1 months in Kumamoto. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Kumamoto ranked 325th in Japan, while ranked 66th and 2098th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Kumamoto

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Calgary Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$3332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$59.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$5.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$47.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$8419

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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 Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$860
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$860
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$861
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$859
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$862
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$864
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$865
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$866
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$864
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$875
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$873
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$885
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$874
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$893
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$881
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$871
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$911
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$868
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$877
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$899
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$931
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$904
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$873
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$913
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$879
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$904
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$898
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$876
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$879
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$892
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$886
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$903
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$932