Edmonton vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1732
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$950
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$1492
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$521
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$2885
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
92
100
🏙️ Population
1.01M
14M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 11% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2554th and 3238th ($1732 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 3rd 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 1.9 months in Tokyo. Edmonton ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 77th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Edmonton Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.5
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.9
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$718
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1166
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.2
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3053
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.3
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$638
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7157
$15051

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063