Calgary vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$2276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	53	53
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	1.31M	686K

The cost of living in Calgary is 120% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1716th and 5951st ($2118 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 630th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 209th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Shizuoka

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	Calgary	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$16729

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$924
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$929
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$939
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$943
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$947
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1036
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1011
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$945
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$940
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$955
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1043
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$928
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1039
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1038
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1039
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1037
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1031
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1051
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1052
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$991
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1054
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1067
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1062
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1078
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1052
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1001
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1059
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$904
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1063