Edmonton vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$948	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	63	19
😀 Quality of life	89	75
🏙️ Population	1.01M	630K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 56% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 2475th and 4672nd ($1769 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 122nd in Canada and Italy, respectively. Check Canada vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 181st and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Palermo

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	Edmonton	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$9746

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159