Edmonton vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$4455
🏠 One person rent	$948	$1247
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$2030
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$2780
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	73
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	1.01M	569K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 12% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 2475th and 1784th ($1769 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 31st in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Ranked 12th vs 18th best cities to live in Canada, and 181st vs 239th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Hamilton

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	Edmonton	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$1990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$51.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	6.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$16293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$4716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$21263

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799