Bern vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bern Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$2805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
100
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
135K
1.76M

The cost of living in Bern is 29% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 743rd and 2002nd ($2512 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 33rd and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Bern vs Montreal infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bern vs Montreal

Prices for goods and services in Bern and Montreal are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bern Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$6957

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610