Beijing vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beijing	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1044	$1878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$4262
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1038
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$1712
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$711	$3113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	100	64
😀 Quality of life	73	90
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.01M

The cost of living in Beijing is 44% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 5341st and 2524th ($1044 vs $1878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 79th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Edmonton ranked 19th in Canada, while ranked 2718th and 193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Edmonton

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	Beijing	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$5.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.4	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12544	$2368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6280	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.68	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$725	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25165	$10028

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748

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