Edmonton vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	64	95
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	1.01M	985K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 26% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 2524th and 849th ($1878 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in Canada and Sweden, respectively. Check Canada vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 193rd and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Stockholm

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	Edmonton	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$17693

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516