Bern vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$2512
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	80	46
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	135K	750K

The cost of living in Bern is 34% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 987th and 2455th ($2381 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 78th 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 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 36th and 258th 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	$23.7	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$11629

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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	$3234
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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699