Adelaide vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$1878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$4262
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$1038
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$1712
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$3113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	50	64
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.01M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 24% more expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 1210th and 2524th ($2338 vs $1878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 79th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Edmonton ranked 19th in Canada, while ranked 73rd and 193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Edmonton

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	Adelaide	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$5.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$2368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$10028

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

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