Edmonton vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$2710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$6266
🏠 One person rent	$996	$1703
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$2960
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$652
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$5101
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	64	96
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	1.01M	793K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 32% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 2656th and 568th ($1835 vs $2710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 498th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Hempstead ranked 222nd in the United States, while ranked 133rd and 678th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edmonton	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$1631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$1464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$2918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$2624
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$76.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$7966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$3853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$9.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$20.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$12.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$5.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$1500
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$16902

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2694
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2653
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2727
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2664
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2609
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2724
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2661
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2815
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2271
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3087
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2160
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3192
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2940
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4202
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3756
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2913
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3094
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2861
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2842
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2850
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3729
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2840
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3145
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2619
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3562
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3110
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2397
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2917
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$3134
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2697
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2973
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2692
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3304