Edmonton vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$948	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$4620
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	84
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	1.01M	430K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 23% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 2475th and 1145th ($1769 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 1045th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 2 months in Minneapolis. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 181st and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Minneapolis

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	Edmonton	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$27328

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682