Bern vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bern	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3134	$1878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7894	$4262
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$1038
🏘️ Family rent	$2847	$1712
🍽️ Food expenses	$915	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$321	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7577	$3113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	81	64
😀 Quality of life	97	90
🏙️ Population	1.07M	1.01M

The cost of living in Bern is 67% more expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 149th and 2524th ($3134 vs $1878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 79th in Switzerland and Canada, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Edmonton ranked 19th in Canada, while ranked 6th and 193rd 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	$26.4	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.1	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.22	$5.72
☕ Cappuccino	$7.02	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.42	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1809	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1304	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3323	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2359	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.33%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18429	$2368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8492	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$46.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.94	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$41.9	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.35	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.37	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.49	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.4	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.2	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$53.8	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$134	$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$167	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2477	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25921	$10028

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2997
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2817
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2678
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2874
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2823
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$3165
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$3150
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2654
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$3331
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3222
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3380
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3367
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2546
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$3171
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$3080
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3524
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1498
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3677
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1726
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1731
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1721
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$3299
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2465
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$3277
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$4151
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3556
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3360
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3328
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3367
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1526
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1436
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3494
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3457
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1711
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3784
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3281
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3345
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009