Edmonton vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$996	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	64	82
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	1.01M	468K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 19% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2656th and 1363rd ($1835 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 133rd and 219th 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	$18	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$24243

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729