Edmonton vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$2075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	64	71
😀 Quality of life	90	74
🏙️ Population	1.01M	518K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 81% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 2524th and 5404th ($1878 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 311th 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 2 months in Utsunomiya. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Utsunomiya ranked 210th in Japan, while ranked 193rd and 2386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Utsunomiya

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	Edmonton	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$88.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$4490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$16539

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$999
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$991
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1001
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$968
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1010
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1010
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$922
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$990
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1005
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1022
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1036
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1026
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1065
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1037
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1024
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1043
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1037
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1050
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1023
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1130
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1068
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1047
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1047
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1072
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1261
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1055
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1202
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1033
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1029
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1143
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1047