Edmonton vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edmonton	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1785	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4092	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$955	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$1589	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3052	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.76M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 9% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2563rd and 2002nd ($1785 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th and 54th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Ranked 13th vs 2nd best cities to live in Canada, and 172nd vs 60th 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	$14.2	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.36	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$929	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1576	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2798	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8270	$6957

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610