Edmonton vs Gimhae - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Gimhae
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$959
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$2505
🏠 One person rent	$948	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$547
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$459
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$2363
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	63	71
😀 Quality of life	89	71
🏙️ Population	1.01M	534K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 84% more expensive than in Gimhae. Cities ranked 2475th and 5742nd ($1769 vs $959) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 77th in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 2.5 months in Gimhae. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Gimhae ranked 21st in South Korea, while ranked 181st and 1960th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edmonton	Gimhae
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$7020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$5956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$42.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$26.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$6.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$25
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$7.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$13468

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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

Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1027
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$998
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$1030
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$983
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1059
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$924
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1054
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$988
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$992
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$977
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$903
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$989
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$1059
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$987
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$1000
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$880
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$979
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$854
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$964
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1101
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$902
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$992
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$970
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$977
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$937
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$959
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$1019
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$1012
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$936
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$1019
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1038