Edmonton vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1732
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$950
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$1492
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$521
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$3016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
78
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
1.01M
662K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 32% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2554th and 587th ($1732 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 7th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Edmonton compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Ranked 8th vs 3rd best cities to live in Canada, and 77th vs 60th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Vancouver

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Edmonton Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.5
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.9
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$3.69
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$718
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1166
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.2
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3053
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.3
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$638
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7157
$14942

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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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758