Edmonton vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1732
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$950
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1492
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$521
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$1539
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
52
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
1.01M
791K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 64% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2554th and 4949th ($1732 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 172nd in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Edmonton compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Edmonton ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 77th and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edmonton Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.5
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.9
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$3.69
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$718
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1166
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.2
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3053
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$24.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.3
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$638
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7157
$15169

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1694
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1688
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2113
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1860
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1722
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1675
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1858
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1629
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1835
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1696
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1424
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1718
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2798
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2484
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2276
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1526
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2022
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$1795
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2445
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1760
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2023
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1990
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1526
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2595
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1568
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2034
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2407
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2595
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2529
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2564
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2251
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2329
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$1908

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942