Bern vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bern	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2857	$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$4159
🏠 One person rent	$1571	$996
🏘️ Family rent	$2760	$1618
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7360	$3432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	81	64
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	137K	1.01M

The cost of living in Bern is 56% more expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 348th and 2656th ($2857 vs $1835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 89th in Switzerland and Canada, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.9 months in Edmonton. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Edmonton ranked 7th in Canada, while ranked 52nd and 133rd 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	$26.3	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$5.65
☕ Cappuccino	$7	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.23	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1759	$970
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$752
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3129	$1621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2271	$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.14%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16402	$2375
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9845	$2262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.26	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.6	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.68	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.1	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$40.5	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.31	$4.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.4	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.1	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$48.4	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$143	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$168	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2526	$776
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29629	$9664

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2907
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2711
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2543
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2891
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2868
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$3138
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$3043
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2554
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$3199
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3126
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3321
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3288
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2644
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$3117
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$3034
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3393
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3587
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1700
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$3134
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2468
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$3125
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$4491
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3519
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3312
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3264
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3348
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1447
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1465
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3514
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3492
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3857
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3231
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3239
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100