Edmonton vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1835
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4159
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$996
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$1618
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3432
$3517
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
64
86
😀 Quality of life
91
94
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.79M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 24% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2656th and 1059th ($1835 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 6th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Ranked 7th vs 1st best cities to live in Canada, and 133rd vs 46th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Toronto

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Edmonton Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.65
$6.66
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$970
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$752
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1621
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1273
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.7
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.48%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2375
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2262
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$14.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.3
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.35
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$776
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9664
$22670

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053