Calgary vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	52
😀 Quality of life	91	72
🏙️ Population	1.31M	791K

The cost of living in Calgary is 107% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1781st and 5515th ($2079 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 404th 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 Niigata. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 160th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Niigata

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	Calgary	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$14992

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001