Edmonton vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edmonton	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4109	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1004	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2739	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	52
😀 Quality of life	91	72
🏙️ Population	1.01M	791K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 81% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2644th and 5515th ($1823 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 404th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 171st and 3269th 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	$15.3	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.7	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1651	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.56%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2239	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.6	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8796	$14992

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001