Bern vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bern	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2945	$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7244	$4109
🏠 One person rent	$1636	$1004
🏘️ Family rent	$2802	$1648
🍽️ Food expenses	$912	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7481	$2739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	80	63
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	137K	1.01M

The cost of living in Bern is 62% more expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 237th and 2644th ($2945 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 74th in Switzerland and Canada, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 1.5 months in Edmonton. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Edmonton ranked 16th in Canada, while ranked 27th and 171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Edmonton

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	Bern	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.7	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$56.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.2	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.74	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$6.4	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.2	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1700	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$784
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$1651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2315	$1356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$268	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.7	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.57%	5.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21955	$2399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8426	$2239
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.58	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.7	$71.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$44.2	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.7	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.24	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.9	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$40.8	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$4.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.33	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$25.8	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$132	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$163	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2454	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23412	$8796

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2956
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2725
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2576
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2755
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2732
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2865
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2998
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2567
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$3175
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3123
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3231
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3197
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2489
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$3041
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2964
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3399
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3565
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1694
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$3069
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2397
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$3040
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3836
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3381
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3240
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3207
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3239
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1467
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1400
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3392
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3282
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3691
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3153
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3249
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001