Edmonton vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	64	82
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	1.01M	468K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 19% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2524th and 1246th ($1878 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1054th 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 Raleigh. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 193rd and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Raleigh

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	Edmonton	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736