Edmonton vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	99
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.11M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 24% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2524th and 916th ($1878 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in Canada and France, respectively. Check Canada vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 193rd and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Paris

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	Edmonton	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544