Edmonton vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$996	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$4489
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	64	100
😀 Quality of life	91	100
🏙️ Population	1.01M	5.35M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 28% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2656th and 829th ($1835 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 4th in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 133rd 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	$18	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$22313

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132