Edmonton vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$948	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	89	99
🏙️ Population	1.01M	8.8M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 46% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2475th and 58th ($1769 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 2nd in Canada and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Canada vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.3 months in London. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 181st and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs London

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	Edmonton	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$26090

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009