Edmonton vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$5609
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$1445
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$2498
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$3421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	90
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	1.01M	548K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 21% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2524th and 1156th ($1878 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 33rd 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 1.4 months in Manchester. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 193rd and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Manchester

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	Edmonton	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$21096

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862