Calgary vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2077
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$1226
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$1942
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3168
$1611
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
53
99
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.33M

The cost of living in Calgary is 74% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1646th and 4495th ($2077 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 153rd and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.97
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2053
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3283
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$841
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16603
$14676

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125