Edmonton vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edmonton	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4109	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$1004	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2739	$4336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	91	99
🏙️ Population	1.01M	8.8M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 53% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2644th and 8th ($1823 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 1st 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 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 1.1 months in London. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 171st and 5th 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	$15.3	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.7	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1651	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.56%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2239	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.6	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8796	$27583

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165