Edmonton vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$5455
🏠 One person rent	$996	$1267
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$2011
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$4659
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	64	100
😀 Quality of life	91	96
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.3M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 19% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 2656th and 1367th ($1835 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 133rd and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Houston

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	Edmonton	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$22291

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123