Edmonton vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edmonton	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1785	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4092	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$955	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1589	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3052	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	99
😀 Quality of life	89	99
🏙️ Population	1.01M	4.84M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 36% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2563rd and 312th ($1785 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th and 1st in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Edmonton ranked 13th best city to live in Canada vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 172nd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Sydney

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	Edmonton	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.3	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.36	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$929	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1576	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1272	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2798	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8270	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754