Edmonton vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2607
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$414
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$695
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$1617
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	64	54
😀 Quality of life	90	74
🏙️ Population	1.01M	791K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 83% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2524th and 5487th ($1878 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 361st 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 1.6 months in Niigata. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 193rd and 2415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Niigata

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	Edmonton	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$3.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$16483

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$984
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$999
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1011
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1016
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1024
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1015
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1056
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1023
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1099
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1037
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1072
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1060
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1083
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1018
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$975
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1085
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1031
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$968
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1100
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$954
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1058
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$941
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1022
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$948
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$958
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1035
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1058
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$942
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$948
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$983
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$961
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1035
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1041
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$969
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$926
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1045
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1032