Edmonton vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$948	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$4298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	63	75
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	1.01M	459K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 28% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 2475th and 866th ($1769 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 797th 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 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 181st and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Virginia Beach

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	Edmonton	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$18786

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777