Edmonton vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2629
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$345
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$1462
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	58
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	1.01M	788K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 89% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 2524th and 5724th ($1878 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 492nd in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Hamamatsu ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 193rd and 398th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Hamamatsu

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	Edmonton	Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$4795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$16739

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$926
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$928
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$887
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$940
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$904
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$945
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$840
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$868
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$955
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$885
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$947
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$943
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$901
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$929
54 km or 34 mi	Kota	$917
56 km or 35 mi	Yaizu	$924
58 km or 36 mi	Okazaki	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Nishio	$950
64 km or 40 mi	Chiryu	$953
66 km or 41 mi	Anjo	$962
66 km or 41 mi	Shizuoka	$961
67 km or 41 mi	Toyota	$990
69 km or 43 mi	Hekinan	$949
72 km or 44 mi	Takahama	$956
73 km or 45 mi	Miyoshi	$967
73 km or 45 mi	Kariya	$979
75 km or 47 mi	Togo	$983
76 km or 47 mi	Mihama	$952
76 km or 47 mi	Higashiura	$978
76 km or 47 mi	Taketoyo	$960
76 km or 47 mi	Handa	$962
76 km or 48 mi	Toyoake	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Obu	$996
78 km or 49 mi	Agui	$971
79 km or 49 mi	Nisshin	$997
81 km or 50 mi	Nagakute	$972
81 km or 50 mi	Seto	$957
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$998
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$941