Bern vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$2742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	80	100
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	135K	1.8M

The cost of living in Bern is 28% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 987th and 2225th ($2381 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 51st in Switzerland and Canada, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 36th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Montreal

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	Bern	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$5725

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2457
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2481
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2331
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2470
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2658
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2891
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2931
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2897
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2717
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2643
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3088
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3234
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1434
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2732
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1950
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2738
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3426
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3099
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3059
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$2970
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2934
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1360
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1249
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3037
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$2976
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3296
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2873
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$2974
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692