Edmonton vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	64	49
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.02M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 12% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2524th and 1668th ($1878 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 27th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Ranked 19th vs 10th best cities to live in Canada, and 193rd vs 123rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Ottawa

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	Edmonton	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891