Austin vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$1785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$955
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$1589
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$3052
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	66	63
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	962K	1.01M

The cost of living in Austin is 39% more expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 812th and 2563rd ($2473 vs $1785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 100th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Edmonton ranked 13th in Canada, while ranked 116th and 172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Edmonton

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	Austin	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$5.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$929
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$1576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$2798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$8270

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917