Edmonton vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Edmonton	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1732	$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3831	$8266
🏠 One person rent	$950	$1974
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$4255
🍽️ Food expenses	$521	$783
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3155	$5741
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	97
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	1.01M	441K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 45% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 2554th and 85th ($1732 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 72nd 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 1.8 months in Edmonton compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Edmonton ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 77th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Oakland

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	Edmonton	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$897	$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$718	$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1166	$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.2	$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3053	$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.22	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.3	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$638	$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7157	$19305

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1694
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1688
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2113
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1860
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1835
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1696
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1424
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1718
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2484
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2276
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1526
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2022
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$1795
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2445
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2023
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1526
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1568
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2034
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2407
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2595
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2564
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2251
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2329
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1908

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313