Edmonton vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	80
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	1.01M	737K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 40% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2524th and 142nd ($1878 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 193rd and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Seattle

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	Edmonton	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$28950

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173