Edmonton vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$996	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	64	95
😀 Quality of life	91	72
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.21M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 68% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2656th and 5029th ($1835 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 2nd in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 133rd and 2767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Edmonton	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$12842

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634