Edmonton vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Edmonton	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1732	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3831	$5563
🏠 One person rent	$950	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$2266
🍽️ Food expenses	$521	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3155	$3776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	92	98
🏙️ Population	1.01M	4.53M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 26% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2554th and 933rd ($1732 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 4th in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Edmonton compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Edmonton ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 77th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Melbourne

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	Edmonton	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$897	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$718	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1166	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.2	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3053	$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.22	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.3	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$638	$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7157	$18868

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1694
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1688
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2113
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1860
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1835
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1696
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1424
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1718
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2484
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2276
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1526
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2022
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$1795
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2445
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2023
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1526
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1568
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2034
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2407
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2595
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2564
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2251
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2329
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1908

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481