Edmonton vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$948	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$4432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	69
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.61M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 26% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 2475th and 955th ($1769 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 875th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 181st and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Phoenix

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	Edmonton	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724