Bern vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bern	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2569	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7059	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$1356	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6378	$2472
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	80	39
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	134K	549K

The cost of living in Bern is 55% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 579th and 2827th ($2569 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 109th 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 1.5 months in Quebec City. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 44th and 204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Quebec City

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	Bern	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.4	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.6	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.18	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1040	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2631	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2284	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15943	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11901	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.33	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.7	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.32	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.3	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$51.8	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.88	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.4	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$39.1	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$130	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2993	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28492	$6211

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813