Bern vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	80	38
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	135K	549K

The cost of living in Bern is 45% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 987th and 2883rd ($2381 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 110th in Switzerland and Canada, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 36th and 310th 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	$23.7	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$6012

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2457
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2481
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2331
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2470
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2658
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2891
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2931
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2897
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2717
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2643
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3088
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3233
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1434
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2732
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1950
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2738
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3426
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3099
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3059
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$2970
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2934
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1360
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1249
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3037
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$2976
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3296
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2873
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$2974
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732