Bern vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bern	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2857	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$4327
🏠 One person rent	$1571	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$2760	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7360	$2587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	46
😀 Quality of life	93	88
🏙️ Population	137K	750K

The cost of living in Bern is 55% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 348th and 2623rd ($2857 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 86th 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 Winnipeg. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Winnipeg ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 52nd and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Winnipeg

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	Bern	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.3	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$7	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.23	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1759	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3129	$1637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2271	$1548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.14%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16402	$2362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9845	$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.26	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$82.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.6	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.68	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.6	$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.1	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$40.5	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.31	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.4	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.1	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.2	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$77
💇 Haircut, simple	$48.4	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$143	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$168	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2526	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29629	$15143

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1403
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1834
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1637
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1761
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2138
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1668
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1947
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2011
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1703
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1927
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1748
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2351
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1636
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1739
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$1996
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2391
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2618
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2326
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2402
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1679
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2356
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2270
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2312
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2304
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2319
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2273
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2251
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2434
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2223
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2310