Edmonton vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edmonton	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1785	$1754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4092	$4040
🏠 One person rent	$955	$960
🏘️ Family rent	$1589	$1568
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3052	$2464
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	63	46
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	1.01M	750K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 2% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 2563rd and 2708th ($1785 vs $1754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th and 107th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Ranked 13th vs 21st best cities to live in Canada, and 172nd vs 250th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Winnipeg

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	Edmonton	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.36	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$929	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1576	$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2798	$3190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75	$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8270	$12307

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1367
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1652
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1673
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1782
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2121
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1690
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1515
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1663
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2131
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1753
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1823
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2003
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1414
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1678
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2391
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2416
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2640
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2447
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2485
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1698
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2429
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2400
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2292
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2282
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2280
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2305
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2282
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2256
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2193
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2750