Edmonton vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$3005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	64	100
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.8M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 3% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2524th and 2284th ($1878 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 58th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Ranked 19th vs 1st best cities to live in Canada, and 193rd vs 11th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Montreal

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	Edmonton	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$5550

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805