Edmonton vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1732
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$950
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1492
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$521
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$1764
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.33M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 63% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2554th and 4896th ($1732 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 145th 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 1.7 months in Saitama. Edmonton ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 77th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edmonton Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.5
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.9
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$718
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1166
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.2
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3053
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.3
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$638
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7157
$13860

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Cities near Edmonton

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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039