Edmonton vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$996	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	99
😀 Quality of life	91	100
🏙️ Population	1.01M	5.45M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 36% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2656th and 370th ($1835 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1st in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 133rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Sydney

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	Edmonton	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863