Calgary vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2095
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4718
$2780
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1885
$722
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3093
$1874
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
53
96
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.46M

The cost of living in Calgary is 91% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1759th and 5014th ($2095 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 71st 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 Kyoto. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Kyoto ranked 42nd in Japan, while ranked 187th and 867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Kyoto

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Calgary Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1234
$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1946
$861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$97.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3751
$4384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$2352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$79.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$26.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$820
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15881
$6117

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010