Calgary vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$2378
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$1610
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
53
59
😀 Quality of life
90
75
🏙️ Population
1.31M
738K

The cost of living in Calgary is 121% more expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 1716th and 5985th ($2118 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 651st 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 1.7 months in Kumamoto. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Kumamoto ranked 132nd in Japan, while ranked 209th and 1814th 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
$17
$6.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$2.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$35.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$4227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$2125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$12557

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$896
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$893
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$899
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$896
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$898
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$895
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$894
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$893
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$890
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$899
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$887
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$897
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$886
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$902
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$894
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$862
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$904
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$843
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$859
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$820
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$907
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$906
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$903
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$856
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$907
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$904
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$852
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$889
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$897
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$881
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$910
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$909