Calgary vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2095
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4718
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$1885
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3093
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
53
100
😀 Quality of life
90
96
🏙️ Population
1.31M
14.3M

The cost of living in Calgary is 25% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1759th and 3273rd ($2095 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Tokyo. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 187th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Tokyo

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Calgary Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1234
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1946
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3751
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$820
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15881
$17493

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006