Edmonton vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Edmonton	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1732	$2390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3831	$5218
🏠 One person rent	$950	$1517
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$2491
🍽️ Food expenses	$521	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3155	$4557
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	69
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.61M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 28% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 2554th and 864th ($1732 vs $2390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 780th 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 1.8 months in Edmonton compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Edmonton ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Phoenix ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 77th and 127th 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	$14	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$69
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$897	$1436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$718	$1252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$2542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1166	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.2	$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3053	$3451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$2894
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.22	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.3	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.3	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$638	$977
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7157	$10488

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1694
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1688
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2113
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1860
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1835
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1696
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1424
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1718
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2484
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2276
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1526
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2022
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$1795
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2445
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2023
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1526
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1568
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2034
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2407
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2595
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2564
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2251
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2329
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1908

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$2339
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2381
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2315
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2425
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2485
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2428
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2347
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2427
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2392
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2379
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2414
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2324
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2275
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2105
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$2042
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2692
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1828
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$2008
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2043
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$874
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1941
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1886
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$865
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2687
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1054
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2706