Calgary vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2985
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1050
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$2134
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	96
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.75M

The cost of living in Calgary is 66% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1716th and 4625th ($2118 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 25th 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 21st best city to live in Canada vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 209th and 27th 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	$17	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$494
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$81.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$4660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$2278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$70.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$13598

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1162
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1057
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1046
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1031
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1071
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1041
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1051
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1127
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1029
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1033
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1037
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1042
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1029
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$979
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1029
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1027
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$991
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1041
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$996
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$981
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$999
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1005
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1012
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$993