Edmonton vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edmonton	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1785	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4092	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$955	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$1589	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3052	$3191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	46
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	1.01M	608K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 3% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 2563rd and 2792nd ($1785 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Edmonton ranked 13th best city to live in Canada vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 172nd and 81st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edmonton	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.36	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$929	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1576	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2798	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8270	$3801

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267