Calgary vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2149
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3509
$2601
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
53
100
😀 Quality of life
90
99
🏙️ Population
1.31M
14.3M

The cost of living in Calgary is 31% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1473rd and 3085th ($2149 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 4th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 131st and 3rd 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
$16.9
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.6
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1707
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.9
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$984
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19196
$15495

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1914
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1727
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1701
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1723
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1785
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2523
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$2001
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2250
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1781
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1854
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2139
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2150
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2011
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2498
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1793
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1642
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1566
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1830
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1610
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1917
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1765
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2322
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1487
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1976
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2469
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2010
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2484
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1983
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2042
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2553
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2278
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2169
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033