Edmonton vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$948	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	63	81
😀 Quality of life	89	98
🏙️ Population	1.01M	449K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 46% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 2475th and 59th ($1769 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 2nd in Canada and Switzerland, respectively. Check Canada vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 181st and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Zurich

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	Edmonton	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717