Bern vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2857
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$1571
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$2760
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$890
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7360
$3638
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
81
49
😀 Quality of life
93
91
🏙️ Population
137K
1.02M

The cost of living in Bern is 35% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 348th and 1688th ($2857 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 52nd and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Ottawa

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Bern Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.3
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.92
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$7
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.23
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1759
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3129
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2271
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.14%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16402
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9845
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.26
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.6
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.68
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.6
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.5
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.31
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.4
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$48.4
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$143
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$168
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2526
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29629
$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875