Edmonton vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$996	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	64	99
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	1.01M	3.9M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 46% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2656th and 62nd ($1835 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 133rd and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Los Angeles

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	Edmonton	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000