Edmonton vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edmonton	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4109	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$1004	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2739	$2219
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	63	91
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.75M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 10% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2644th and 1942nd ($1823 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 2nd in Canada and Italy, respectively. Check Canada vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 171st and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Rome

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	Edmonton	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.7	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1651	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.56%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2239	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.6	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8796	$10916

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323