Edmonton vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	64	33
😀 Quality of life	90	84
🏙️ Population	1.01M	543K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 3% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2524th and 2278th ($1878 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1724th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 193rd and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Tucson

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	Edmonton	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$15659

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190