Cost of living comparison
Bern is 61.8% more expensive than Ottawa.
If you lived in Bern instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 78.4% more for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$28.11
|
$25.97
CHF23.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$14.81
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.29
|
$4.47
CHF4.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
|
pay 32.2% more for groceries
Ottawa
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.83
|
$3.27
CHF2.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$10.02
|
$11.92
CHF10.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.63
|
$7.39
CHF6.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.33
|
$6.04
CHF5.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.62
|
$13.47
CHF12.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.46
|
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
$1.02
CHF0.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 72.3% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.76
|
$7.69
CHF6.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$129.12
|
$87.29
CHF79.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,854.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.38
|
$51.82
CHF46.98
|
|
pay 20.4% more for housing
Ottawa
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$73.51
|
$52.19
CHF47.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,954.37
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,440.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,797.35
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,043.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$187.40
|
$254.38
CHF230.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Ottawa
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,426.90
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,654.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$28,690.77
|
$33,149.24
CHF30,049.79
|
|
pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$8.03
|
$7.18
CHF6.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.29
|
$5.06
CHF4.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$17.07
|
$10.22
CHF9.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$66.27
|
$76.47
CHF69.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.06
|
$22.10
CHF20.03
|
|
pay 71.4% more for clothing
Ottawa
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$82.30
|
$146.65
CHF132.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$66.17
|
$61.69
CHF55.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$142.95
|
$159.53
CHF144.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$154.96
|
$183.11
CHF165.99
|
|
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