House Cleaning Prices in Edmonton: What It Actually Costs (2026)

Most cleaning companies in Edmonton make you fill out a form and wait for a callback before they will say a number out loud. We think that is backwards. Price is the first question every client asks, so this guide publishes our full price list, explains what drives the number up or down, and shows you the ranges we actually see across Edmonton, Sherwood Park, and St. Albert homes. Use it to budget for our service or to sanity-check somebody else’s quote.

House cleaning prices in Edmonton — our actual price list

These are the same numbers you will get if you call us, published because guessing games help nobody:

• Standard and recurring cleaning: from $240 per visit, four-hour minimum, at $60 per hour. Recurring schedules earn a discount on the hourly rate: weekly drops it 20% to $48/hr, bi-weekly 15% to $51/hr, and monthly 10% to $54/hr.
• Deep cleaning: from $390, six-hour minimum, at $65 per hour. This is the baseboards-vents-and-behind-the-fridge service, and it is what most first visits turn out to be.
• Move-in / move-out cleaning: from $650, ten-hour minimum, at $65 per hour. Empty-home cleans are billed longer because every cabinet, drawer, and appliance interior is in scope.
• Post-construction cleaning and office cleaning: $50 per hour, scoped per project.

All prices are for our two-person teams, supplies and equipment included. There are no fuel surcharges inside our service area and no booking fees.

What you are paying for at $60 an hour

The gap between a professional company at $60/hr and a cash cleaner at $25/hr is not profit margin. It is everything that protects you when something goes wrong:

• $2 million liability insurance. If a cleaner scratches your induction cooktop or knocks a TV off the wall, insurance covers it. A cash cleaner’s apology does not.
• WCB coverage. If someone is injured working in your home and the company has no Workers’ Compensation account, the injured worker can pursue the homeowner. We carry WCB account #9809969 — ask any company for theirs before they set foot inside.
• A City of Edmonton business licence, supplies, equipment, payroll taxes, and paid travel time between jobs.

None of that shows up in the visible clean. All of it shows up the day something breaks, goes missing, or someone gets hurt.

What changes the quote

Two homes with the same square footage can land an hour or more apart. When we estimate, these are the variables that actually move the number:

• Condition. The single biggest factor. A maintained home cleans fast; a home that has not seen a deep clean in a year needs one first, then maintenance pricing applies afterwards.
• Size and layout. More bathrooms cost more than more bedrooms. Bathrooms and kitchens are where the hours go.
• Pets. Shedding season is real. Pet homes typically add 30 to 60 minutes per visit — our pet-owner guide covers why.
• Frequency. A weekly home never gets far from clean, which is exactly why weekly earns the deepest discount.
• Add-ons. Inside the oven, inside the fridge, and interior windows are quoted on top of standard scope.

Typical totals by home size

Ranges from our own Edmonton bookings, assuming average condition:

• 1–2 bedroom apartment or condo: $240–$300 for a standard clean; $390–$455 for a deep clean.
• 3 bedroom house (~1,500 sq ft): $240–$330 recurring; $390–$520 deep clean.
• 4 bedroom house (~2,200 sq ft): $300–$390 recurring; $455–$585 deep clean.
• Move-out cleans: most finish between $650 and $850 depending on size and how the home was left. Our deposit guide breaks down what landlords actually check.

If a quote comes in far below these ranges, something in the scope is missing. Usually it is the parts you cannot see from the doorway.

Hourly vs flat-rate pricing — an honest comparison

Flat-rate sounds safer: one number, no surprises. In practice, flat-rate companies protect themselves by padding the price or trimming the scope, because they lose money on any home that runs long. Hourly with a stated minimum — our model — means you pay for the time your home actually needs, and a good company will tell you after the first visit exactly how long your home takes and hold that number steady. Ask for that. A company that has cleaned your home once and still cannot predict the time is not paying attention.

Red flags when comparing cleaning quotes

• A price with no walkthrough, photos, or questions. Nobody can price a home they know nothing about; the number will change on arrival.
• No proof of insurance or WCB. Both should be produced on request, same day, no hesitation.
• “$99 whole home” offers. That buys about 90 minutes of one cleaner’s time. It is a foot-in-the-door price, not a clean.
• Vague scope. “General cleaning” means whatever the cleaner decides it means at hour three. A real quote lists rooms and tasks.

How to keep the cost down without cutting corners

The honest levers: book recurring instead of one-off (the weekly discount is 20% for a reason — the work is genuinely easier), declutter before we arrive so hours go to cleaning rather than tidying, and keep a consistent schedule so no visit turns into a rescue mission. What we do not recommend is shopping purely on hourly rate. A $45/hr team that takes six hours costs more than a $60/hr team that takes four, and only one of them is insured.

Want a real number for your home?

Tell us the size, the number of bathrooms, pets or no pets, and when it was last deep cleaned — we will quote it the same day. Request a quote online or call (587) 784-6020. If you are still deciding how often to book, our frequency guide walks through it.