Calgary vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2580
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$433
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$1251
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	54
😀 Quality of life	90	72
🏙️ Population	1.31M	791K

The cost of living in Calgary is 106% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1759th and 5436th ($2095 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 299th 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 1.2 months in Niigata. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 187th and 2749th 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	$19.1	$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$17418

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Cities near Calgary

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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$993
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1015
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1013
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1021
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1019
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$996
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$997
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1066
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1044
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1053
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1058
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1007
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$942
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1074
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$935
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$932
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1025
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$919
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1004
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$924
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$933
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1002
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1031
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$914
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$928
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$956
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$932
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1009
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1021
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$944
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$949
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$904
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1029
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1009