Edmonton vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1769
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4094
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$948
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$1630
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2961
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
89
77
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.33M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 48% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2475th and 4495th ($1769 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 181st and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edmonton Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.07
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$961
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1601
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1315
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2327
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.47
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.2
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.6
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$689
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7826
$14676

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1588
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1656
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2077
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1743
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1871
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1778
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1614
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1487
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1786
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1446
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1770
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1886
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1491
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1638
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2568
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1360
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2007
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2299
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2284
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1540
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2174
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2163
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2054
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2023
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1761
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2327
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1883
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1792
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2490
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1612
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2021
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2280
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2495
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2388
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2488
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2466
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2317
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$2009

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125