Edmonton vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Edmonton	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1732	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3831	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$950	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$521	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3155	$6558
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	63	81
😀 Quality of life	92	97
🏙️ Population	1.01M	443K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 49% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 2554th and 31st ($1732 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 2nd in Canada and Switzerland, respectively. Check Canada vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Edmonton compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Edmonton ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 77th and 6th 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	$14	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$897	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$718	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1166	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.2	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3053	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.22	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.3	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.3	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$638	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7157	$29266

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846