Edmonton vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$4287
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$914
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$1596
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	46
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	1.01M	675K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 0.8% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 2524th and 2599th ($1878 vs $1864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 7th in Canada and Sweden, respectively. Check Canada vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 193rd and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Gothenburg

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	Edmonton	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$93.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$7.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$6682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$4044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$4.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$8.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$59.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$4729

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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

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481