Edmonton vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Edmonton | Melbourne | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Edmonton is 21% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2644th and 1249th ($1823 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 4th in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 171st 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Edmonton
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 27 km or 16 mi |  Spruce Grove | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Leduc | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Red Deer | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Calgary | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Banff | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Fort McMurray | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Grande Prairie | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Lethbridge | |
| 435 km or 270 mi | Medicine Hat | |
| 483 km or 300 mi | Saskatoon | |
| 515 km or 320 mi | Prince Albert | |
| 565 km or 351 mi | Kamloops | |
| 576 km or 358 mi | Kelowna | |
| 610 km or 379 mi | Prince George | |
| 616 km or 383 mi | Penticton | |
| 622 km or 387 mi |  Sandpoint | |
| 646 km or 402 mi | Moose Jaw | |
| 688 km or 428 mi | Great Falls | |
| 689 km or 428 mi | Coeur d'Alene | |
| 691 km or 430 mi | Post Falls | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Regina | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Spokane Valley | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Spokane | |
| 743 km or 461 mi | Missoula | |
| 752 km or 467 mi | Whistler | |
| 762 km or 473 mi | Chilliwack | |
| 779 km or 484 mi | Helena | |
| 789 km or 491 mi | Abbotsford | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Maple Ridge | |
| 796 km or 495 mi | Moscow | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Coquitlam | |
| 800 km or 497 mi | Pullman | |
| 804 km or 499 mi | Langley | |
| 809 km or 502 mi | Surrey | |
| 809 km or 503 mi | Burnaby | |
| 811 km or 504 mi | North Vancouver | |
| 818 km or 508 mi | Vancouver | |
| 820 km or 510 mi | Bellingham | |
| 821 km or 510 mi | Delta | |
| 822 km or 511 mi | Moses Lake |
Cities near Melbourne
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.2 km or 2 mi |  South Yarra | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Tarneit | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Dandenong | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Sunbury | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Melton | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Frankston | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Berwick | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Cranbourne | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Pakenham | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Geelong | |
| 102 km or 64 mi | Ballarat | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Bendigo | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Traralgon | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Shepparton | |
| 226 km or 140 mi | Warrnambool | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Mount Gambier | |
| 369 km or 230 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 392 km or 244 mi | Devonport | |
| 404 km or 251 mi | Griffith | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Launceston | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Canberra | |
| 477 km or 296 mi | Mildura | |
| 546 km or 339 mi | Goulburn | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Hobart | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Orange | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Bathurst | |
| 651 km or 405 mi | Wollongong | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Adelaide | |
| 700 km or 435 mi | Blacktown | |
| 702 km or 436 mi | Dubbo | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Parramatta | |
| 707 km or 440 mi | Kellyville | |
| 713 km or 443 mi | Sydney | |
| 728 km or 452 mi | Dee Why | |
| 822 km or 511 mi | Newcastle | |
| 891 km or 554 mi | Whyalla | |
| 1015 km or 631 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 1021 km or 634 mi | Armidale | |
| 1123 km or 698 mi | Coffs Harbour |