Calgary vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2149
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3509
$1634
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
52
😀 Quality of life
90
67
🏙️ Population
1.31M
791K

The cost of living in Calgary is 94% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1473rd and 4902nd ($2149 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 146th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 131st and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.9
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.6
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1707
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.9
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$984
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19196
$15392

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$1914
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1727
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1701
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1723
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1785
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2523
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$2001
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2250
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1781
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1854
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2139
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2150
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2011
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2498
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1793
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1642
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1566
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1830
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1610
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1917
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1765
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2322
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1487
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1976
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2469
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2010
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2484
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1983
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2042
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2553
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2278
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2169
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046