Edmonton vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$4806
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$991
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$3192
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	64	80
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	1.01M	687K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 6% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 2524th and 2068th ($1878 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 2nd in Canada and Finland, respectively. Check Canada vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.6 months in Helsinki. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 193rd and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Helsinki

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	Edmonton	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$8.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$1086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$1557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$9954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$3.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$3.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$19.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$15326

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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 Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$2062
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1693
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1659
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1578
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1406
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1448
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1683
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1606
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1571
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1583
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1514
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$1021
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1474
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1515
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1568
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1597
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1567
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1445
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1471
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1514
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$1111
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1516
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1214
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$1108
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$1083
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1383
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1375
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1232