Edmonton vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$996	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$1162
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	64	81
😀 Quality of life	91	74
🏙️ Population	1.01M	13.9M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 169% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2656th and 7400th ($1835 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 83rd in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 133rd and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edmonton	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$16559

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$672
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$740
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$645
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$800
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$623
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$720
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1108
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$576
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$574
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$697
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$480
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$599
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$648
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$541
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$525
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$511
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$556
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$480
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$759
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$722
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$668
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$541
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$646
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$549
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$579
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$582
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$576
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$546