Edmonton vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$8247
🏠 One person rent	$996	$2805
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$4446
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$765
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$6139
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	64	87
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.01M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 54% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2656th and 8th ($1835 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 5th 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 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 133rd and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs San Jose, United States

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	Edmonton	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$128
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$23151

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273