Edmonton vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$4507
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	64	90
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.51M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 25% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2524th and 889th ($1878 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 193rd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Munich

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	Edmonton	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$16629

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748