Bern vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$3590
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
86
😀 Quality of life
95
94
🏙️ Population
135K
2.79M

The cost of living in Bern is 2% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 743rd and 656th ($2512 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 5th 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 33rd and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Toronto

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Bern Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$18156

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085