Edmonton vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$5553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	64	86
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.39M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 46% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 2524th and 50th ($1878 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 38th 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 San Diego. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 193rd and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs San Diego

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	Edmonton	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$26517

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804