Edmonton vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$2857
🏠 One person rent	$996	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$877
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$1748
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	64	91
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.52M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 55% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 2656th and 4788th ($1835 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 31st 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 133rd and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Kobe

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	Edmonton	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$10496

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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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1012
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1141
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1021
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1010
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$996
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$988
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$991
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1004
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1254
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1020
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$997
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1063
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1035
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1034
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$975
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1026
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$946
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1010
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1046
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1056
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1119
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$986
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1038