Edmonton vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	64	100
😀 Quality of life	90	100
🏙️ Population	1.01M	5.35M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 25% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2524th and 893rd ($1878 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 4th in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 193rd and 1st 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	$16.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$26129

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172