Bern vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bern	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2569	$1714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7059	$3852
🏠 One person rent	$1356	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$1495
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$509
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6378	$2445
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	80	46
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	134K	705K

The cost of living in Bern is 50% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 579th and 2629th ($2569 vs $1714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 100th 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 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Winnipeg ranked 13th in Canada, while ranked 44th and 149th 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	$24.4	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.6	$56.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.18	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1040	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2631	$1351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2284	$1281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$92.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	6.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15943	$2759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11901	$2870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.33	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.7	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.32	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.3	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$51.8	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.88	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.4	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$39.1	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$130	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2993	$593
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28492	$12093

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1389
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1779
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1678
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1774
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2081
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1634
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1831
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1906
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2284
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1638
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1841
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$1866
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1485
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1526
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2425
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2450
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2690
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2489
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2521
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1849
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2457
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2357
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2490
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2408
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2332
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2356
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2403
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2303
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2287
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2285
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2312
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2241
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2284
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2346
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2215
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2246
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2240
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2174
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2808