Cost of living comparison

United States

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Canada

Edmonton vs. Kansas City Cost of Living Summary

Edmonton is 11.4% cheaper than Kansas City.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% less in Edmonton
Groceries: pay 10.2% less in Edmonton
Transportation: pay 9.6% more in Edmonton
Housing: pay 2.3% less in Edmonton
Childcare: pay 60.6% less in Edmonton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% more in Edmonton
Clothing: pay 11.7% less in Edmonton

The cost of entertainment and sports and transportation in Edmonton are more expensive than in Kansas City. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and housing are lower in Edmonton.

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Edmonton vs. Kansas City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Edmonton instead of Kansas City, you would:

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pay 18.4% less for restaurants

	Kansas City	Edmonton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.63	$17.27 CA$24.60	-23.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.39	$10.93 CA$15.57	-11.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.61	$2.10 CA$2.99	-19.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15	$1.75 CA$2.50	-18.6%
Average			-18.4%

Kansas City vs. Edmonton - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.2% less for groceries

	Kansas City	Edmonton
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61	$2.57 CA$3.66	-28.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45	$5.51 CA$7.85	-34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.76	$7.83 CA$11.15	+64.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.74	$3.53 CA$5.02	-5.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.67	$5.45 CA$7.76	+48.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77	$2.04 CA$2.91	+15.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65	$0.61 CA$0.87	-6.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.97	$1.71 CA$2.44	-42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01	$1.56 CA$2.22	-48.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48	$1.09 CA$1.55	-26.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.76	$0.92 CA$1.31	-47.8%
Average			-10.2%

Kansas City vs. Edmonton - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.6% more for transportation

	Kansas City	Edmonton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.93	$3.73 CA$5.31	+27.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$71.94 CA$102.49
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,222.74	$24,444.83 CA$34,825.33	-34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.44	$16.91 CA$24.09	+35.9%
Average			+9.6%

Kansas City vs. Edmonton - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3% less for housing

	Kansas City	Edmonton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.86	$63.25 CA$90.11	+9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,310.00	$1,203.37 CA$1,714.38	-8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,049.00	$956.35 CA$1,362.46	-8.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$151.55	$149.17 CA$212.52	-1.6%
Average			-2.3%

Kansas City vs. Edmonton - Cost of housing

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pay 60.6% less for childcare

	Kansas City	Edmonton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,392.82	$667.18 CA$950.49	-52.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,840.00	$8,920.95 CA$12,709.23	-69.1%
Average			-60.6%

Kansas City vs. Edmonton - Cost of childcare

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pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kansas City	Edmonton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00	$5.76 CA$8.20	-17.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.47	$3.69 CA$5.25	-32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.14	$14.39 CA$20.50	+101.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.00	$47.16 CA$67.18	+31.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$12.95 CA$18.45	-13.7%
Average			+13.7%

Kansas City vs. Edmonton - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.7% less for clothing

	Kansas City	Edmonton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.67	$50.09 CA$71.36	-11.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.00	$43.92 CA$62.57	+7.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.00	$86.77 CA$123.62	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.33	$100.76 CA$143.55	-27.2%
Average			-11.7%

Kansas City vs. Edmonton - Cost of clothing

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