Arlington vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$4262
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$1038
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1712
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$3113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	90	64
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	394K	1.01M

The cost of living in Arlington is 2% more expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 2397th and 2524th ($1907 vs $1878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 79th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Edmonton ranked 19th in Canada, while ranked 894th and 193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Edmonton

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	Arlington	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$5.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$2368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$10028

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

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