Edmonton vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$1761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	64	73
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	1.01M	4.8M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 60% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2524th and 4839th ($1878 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 4th in Canada and South Africa, respectively. Check Canada vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 193rd and 5190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Johannesburg

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	Edmonton	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$5808

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950