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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edmonton	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4109	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$1004	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2739	$5915
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	63	87
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.01M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 54% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2644th and 6th ($1823 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 4th 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 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 171st and 88th 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	$15.3	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.7	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1651	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.56%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2239	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.6	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8796	$22302

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254