Edmonton vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edmonton	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4109	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$1004	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2739	$3927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	63	93
😀 Quality of life	91	98
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.14M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 22% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 2644th and 1191st ($1823 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 3rd in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 171st and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Perth

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	Edmonton	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.7	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1651	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.56%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2239	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.6	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8796	$13377

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736