Edmonton vs Himeji - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Himeji
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$996	$335
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$2004
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	53 km
🎓 Higher education	64	61
😀 Quality of life	91	75
🏙️ Population	1.01M	528K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 88% more expensive than in Himeji. Cities ranked 2656th and 5728th ($1835 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 468th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 2.1 months in Himeji. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Himeji ranked 160th in Japan, while ranked 133rd and 1726th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Himeji

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	Edmonton	Himeji
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$7.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$5390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$2842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$70.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$28.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$6.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$51
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$14131

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$924
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$946
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$934
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$962
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$946
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$997
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$946
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$957
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1031
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$997
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1141
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$934
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$1119
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1185
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$984
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$932
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$1122
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$898
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$993
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1012
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$969
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1184
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$885
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$991
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$955
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1010
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$992
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$996
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$988
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$922
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$1251
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$1042