Edmonton vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$4327
🏠 One person rent	$996	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$2587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	64	46
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	1.01M	750K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 0.4% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 2656th and 2623rd ($1835 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 86th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Ranked 7th vs 17th best cities to live in Canada, and 133rd vs 292nd 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	$18	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$1637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$1548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$2362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$82.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$77
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$15143

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1403
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1834
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1637
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1761
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2138
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1668
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1947
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2011
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1703
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1927
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1748
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2351
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1636
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1739
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$1996
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2391
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2618
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2326
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2402
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1679
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2356
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2270
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2312
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2304
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2319
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2273
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2251
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2434
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2223
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2310