Calgary vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$2951
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$854
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$2209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	53	91
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.33M

The cost of living in Calgary is 75% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 1781st and 4726th ($2079 vs $1189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 37th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.9 months in Nagoya. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Nagoya ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 160th and 79th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Nagoya

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	Calgary	Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$920
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$2386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$48.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$10854

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$997
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$998
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$985
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$998
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$992
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$981
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$983
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$985
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$975
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$985
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$992
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$985
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$1022
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$982
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$987
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$962
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$966
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$964
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$974
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$956
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$978
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$971
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$978
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$977
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$999
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$970
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$944
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$960
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$937
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$972
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$952
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$966