Edmonton vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$996	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$420
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	64	73
😀 Quality of life	91	60
🏙️ Population	1.01M	4.8M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 52% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2656th and 4745th ($1835 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th 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 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 133rd and 5850th 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	$18	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$5103

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965