Bern vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bern	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2569	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7059	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$1356	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6378	$2926
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	50
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	134K	1.02M

The cost of living in Bern is 18% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 579th and 1355th ($2569 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 25th in Switzerland and Canada, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 44th and 117th 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	$24.4	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.6	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.18	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1040	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2631	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2284	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15943	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11901	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.33	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.7	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.32	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.3	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$51.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.88	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.4	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$39.1	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$130	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2993	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28492	$21213

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2597
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2527
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2400
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2368
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2248
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2665
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2580
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2347
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2838
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2826
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2925
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2882
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2142
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2846
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2820
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$2693
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3296
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1492
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2706
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1952
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2702
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3444
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3083
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3128
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3041
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2861
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1327
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1282
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3073
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3051
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3380
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2930
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3059
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874