Edmonton vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$2847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$6052
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$1639
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$2560
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$819
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$4285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	64	81
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	1.01M	718K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 34% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 2524th and 342nd ($1878 vs $2847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in Canada and Norway, respectively. Check Canada vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 193rd and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Oslo

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	Edmonton	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$23.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$16.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$12.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$1331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$2696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$2094
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$49.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$11326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$7606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$5.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$34.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$3.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$17.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$62.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$40.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$15673

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2208
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2224
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2295
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1876
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2079
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1957
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2130
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1890
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2114
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1959
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1986
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1481
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2164
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1728
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1562
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1965
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1594
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1691
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1656
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1397
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1673
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1864
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1311
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1738
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1370
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1612
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1884
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2117
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2584
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2409