Edmonton vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edmonton	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1785	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4092	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$955	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$1589	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3052	$1630
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	63	20
😀 Quality of life	89	67
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.41M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 109% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 2563rd and 6257th ($1785 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Edmonton ranked 13th best city to live in Canada vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 172nd and 3833rd 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	$14.2	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.36	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$929	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1576	$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2798	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75	$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8270	$7706

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1123
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$940
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$879
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$944
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$828
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$940
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$988
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$895
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$806
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$278
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$895
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$294
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$393
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$324
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$314
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$333
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1586
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$694
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1536
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$777
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$915
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$640
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$350
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$707
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1657
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1651
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1372
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$306
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$721
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$847
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1607
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1632
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1004
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$934
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$934