Calgary vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$2086
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	96
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.75M

The cost of living in Calgary is 67% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1646th and 4366th ($2077 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 29th 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 Osaka. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 153rd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Osaka

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	Calgary	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$8318

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008