Beijing vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$4094
🏠 One person rent	$575	$948
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1630
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$2961
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	100	63
😀 Quality of life	75	89
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.01M

The cost of living in Beijing is 43% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 5387th and 2475th ($1016 vs $1769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 84th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Edmonton ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 989th and 181st 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	$3.86	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$961
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1601
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$2901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$2327
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$70.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$7826

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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	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009