Edmonton vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$948	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$4579
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	63	54
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	1.01M	525K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 37% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 2475th and 313th ($1769 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 277th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 181st and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Sacramento

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	Edmonton	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$29998

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045