Edmonton vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Edmonton	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1732	$3374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3831	$8402
🏠 One person rent	$950	$2280
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$4877
🍽️ Food expenses	$521	$837
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3155	$4688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	63	20
😀 Quality of life	92	77
🏙️ Population	1.01M	41K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 49% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 2554th and 32nd ($1732 vs $3374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 1st in Canada and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check Canada vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Edmonton compared to 1.4 months in George Town. Edmonton ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 77th and 754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs George Town

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	Edmonton	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$897	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$718	$1954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$5734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1166	$4269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.2	$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3053	$8481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$3.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$6.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$7.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$9.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$7.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$4.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.22	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$78.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$24.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.3	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$638	$1229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7157	$25346

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1694
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1688
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2113
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1860
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1835
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1696
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1424
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1718
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2484
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2276
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1526
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2022
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$1795
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2445
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2023
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1526
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1568
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2034
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2407
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2595
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2564
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2251
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2329
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1908

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671