Edmonton vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$1243
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	64	23
😀 Quality of life	90	69
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.41M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 61% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 2524th and 4849th ($1878 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 3rd in Canada and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Canada vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 193rd and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Medina

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	Edmonton	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$5515

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1209
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$1107
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$942
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$775
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$815
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$931
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1074
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$906
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$964
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$776
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$354
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$893
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$360
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$479
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$369
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$385
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$448
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1632
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$800
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1853
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$824
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$902
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$665
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$415
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$724
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$2002
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1946
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1700
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$283
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$895
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$1062
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1936
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1962
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1013
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$865
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$1010