Bern vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bern	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3134	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7894	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$2847	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$915	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$321	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7577	$3005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	97	96
🏙️ Population	1.07M	1.8M

The cost of living in Bern is 63% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 149th and 2284th ($3134 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6th and 11th 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	$26.4	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.22	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$7.02	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.42	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1809	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1304	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3323	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2359	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.33%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18429	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8492	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$46.9	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.94	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$41.9	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.35	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.37	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.49	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.2	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$53.8	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$134	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$167	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2477	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25921	$5550

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805