Edmonton vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$1231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	64	85
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	1.01M	5.65M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 75% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 2524th and 5142nd ($1878 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 4th in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 193rd and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Saint Petersburg

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	Edmonton	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$12085

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606