Edmonton vs Gimhae - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edmonton	Gimhae
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4109	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$1004	$332
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$545
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$466
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2739	$2392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	63	72
😀 Quality of life	91	75
🏙️ Population	1.01M	534K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 87% more expensive than in Gimhae. Cities ranked 2644th and 5772nd ($1823 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 72nd in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 2.5 months in Gimhae. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Gimhae ranked 16th in South Korea, while ranked 171st and 1931st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edmonton	Gimhae
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.7	$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1651	$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.56%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$7885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2239	$5904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.6	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$8.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$26.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$7.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8796	$13461

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001

Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1108
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1084
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$1008
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$1038
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$984
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$913
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1076
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$934
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$1001
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1064
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$1062
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1097
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1008
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$1024
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$937
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$991
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$949
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$934
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$933
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$994
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$980
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$957
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$929
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$973
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$831
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$1005
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1081
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$925
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$959
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$981
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$976
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$982
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$998
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$1046
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$1001
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$924
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$1020
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1063