Edmonton vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Edmonton	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1732	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3831	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$950	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$521	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3155	$3743
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	99
😀 Quality of life	92	98
🏙️ Population	1.01M	4.84M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 37% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2554th and 318th ($1732 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 1st in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Edmonton compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Edmonton ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 77th and 3rd 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	$14	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$897	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$718	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1166	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.2	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3053	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.22	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.3	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.3	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$638	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7157	$17934

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1694
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1688
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2113
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1860
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1835
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1696
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1424
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1718
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2484
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2276
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1526
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2022
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$1795
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2445
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2023
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1526
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1568
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2034
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2407
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2595
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2564
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2251
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2329
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1908

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816