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Cleaning, repairs, moving and any other help in Biel/Bienne

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Painting of Biel’s old town: a fountain with a statue, half-timbered houses, the lake in the background and a woman repairing a bicycle

What taskers in Biel/Bienne can do for you

The most requested areas in the city of Biel:

Cleaning & household

Home cleaning, end-of-tenancy cleaning with handover, windows.

Repairs & assembly

Furniture assembly, mounting, painting, small repairs.

Moving & transport

Moves within Biel and to Nidau, Brügg or Port, single items, carrying help.

Garden & outdoor

Gardens and balconies, hedges, seasonal work.

Pet care

Dog walks along the Strandboden or in the Taubenloch gorge, pet sitting.

Tutoring & lessons

School support in German or French, Gymnasium preparation, languages.

IT & tech help

Device setup, wifi, everyday tech support.

…and many more areas

Describe any task and taskers in Biel will reply.

What does help cost in Biel/Bienne?

You agree the price directly with your tasker — Werkara adds nothing on top. The canton of Bern has no minimum wage of its own [12]; a municipal initiative for CHF 23.80 an hour in Biel is pending [13]. For household work the federal floor of CHF 20.35–24.55 an hour applies [14]. Offers in Biel usually sit in the lower half of the usual Swiss rates:

Job Usual rate in Switzerland
Cleaning and household help CHF 30–40 / hour
Furniture assembly and small repairs CHF 40–60 / hour
Garden maintenance CHF 35–50 / hour
Dog sitting CHF 25–35 per walk
Tutoring CHF 30–50 / hour

Guide prices, as of October 2026

For comparison: cleaning platforms charge from CHF 42.90 an hour with a 2.5-hour minimum[17]. The canton of Bern has 843 cleaning, 838 gardening and 114 removal firms (2024)[16].

Everyday help in Biel/Bienne: what to know

Local facts that matter when you need something done in Biel — or want to earn with it.

Two languages, one city

55 / 45

German- and French-speaking residents (%)

55.2 % of residents are registered as German-speaking, 44.8 % as French-speaking; at work two thirds use French and more than half Swiss German. The “Biel model”: whoever opens the conversation picks the language and the other adapts. On Werkara you post in German or French and taskers reply in theirs.

Sources[3]

Almost half live alone

47.6 %

of Biel households are one person

13,004 of 27,347 households have a single member. The median taxable income is CHF 47,000 — below the canton (56,000) and Switzerland (66,000) — so short, affordable jobs are in demand: an assembly, a hand with a move, a one-off clean rather than a subscription.

Sources[2] [5]

The BFH in town

1,841

BFH students in the Biel departments

1,326 in Engineering and Computer Science (Höheweg, Quellgasse, Seevorstadt) and 515 in Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering (Solothurnstrasse), plus the HKB arts school. Students are the natural pool of taskers: IT help, tutoring, carrying help on moving day.

Sources[7] [6]

Dogs in Biel

CHF 150

dog tax per dog and year, invoiced each August

Half rate (CHF 75) for dogs acquired after 1 July and for pensioners receiving supplementary benefits; dogs under six months on 1 August are exempt for the year. Every dog is registered online with the city and its AMICUS microchip number. Dog walking along the lake is a recurring task.

Sources[8] [9]

Moving in Biel

1.12 %

of flats in the canton of Bern are empty

More room than in Zurich or Bern city (0.44 %), so moves are easier to plan. A change of address is reported online via eUmzug; the Einwohnerkontrolle is at Neuengasse 28. Carrying help and end-of-tenancy cleaning are the typical tasks.

Sources[15] [10]

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Biel/Bienne in numbers

The watch city at the lake — bilingual, international and made of small households.

57,462

people live in the city of Biel

Permanent residents, 2025; 44,244 jobs in 4,518 workplaces[1] [4]

47.6 %

of households are one person

13,004 of 27,347 households (2022)[2]

35.2 %

of residents are foreign nationals

20,244 people from 152 nations[1] [2]

44.8 %

of residents are French-speaking

Registered language, end of 2025 — the largest bilingual city in Switzerland[3]

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Werkara in Biel/Bienne: frequently asked questions

How much does a cleaner cost in Biel?

Usual Swiss rates for cleaning and household help are CHF 30–40, and Biel offers are usually in the lower half of that range. Cleaning platforms charge from CHF 42.90 an hour[17]. There is no cantonal minimum wage in Bern[12]; for household work the federal floor of CHF 20.35–24.55 an hour applies[14]. On Werkara you agree the price directly with your tasker; Werkara adds nothing on top for clients.

Are there Werkara taskers in my part of Biel?

Your task goes to taskers in and around Biel — from the old town and Mett to Madretsch, Bözingen and Vingelz, and in Nidau, Brügg, Port and Ipsach. Werkara launched in 2026, so the number of taskers varies from quarter to quarter; post your task anyway, and if no offer comes in we contact you as soon as someone is available.

How quickly will I get offers in Biel?

Simple tasks such as cleaning or furniture assembly usually get offers on the same day; rarer requests can take longer. Your task is sent to taskers near you immediately after posting.

Can I post a task in French in Biel?

Yes — and in German, English or Italian. Biel is Switzerland’s largest bilingual city: 44.8 % of residents are French-speaking and two thirds use French at work[3]. Describe your task in whichever language you prefer; taskers in Biel reply in German or French.

Can I find a tutor in German or French in Biel?

Yes. Biel’s schools run in two parallel language streams, following Lehrplan 21 or the Plan d’études romand, and the bilingual Filière Bilingue has only 42 places a year[10] [11]. Post a tutoring task on Werkara, say which language and school level you need, and choose a tutor from your area.

How do I find side jobs in Biel?

Register as a tasker on Werkara, choose your areas and the parts of Biel where you want to work, and reply to open tasks. You set your own price; Werkara takes a 9 % fee on the task amount. BFH students from the Biel departments[7] are typical taskers here; IT help, tutoring and moving help are a good start.

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References

Where the facts come from.

  1. [1]
    BFS STATPOP — Permanent resident population by municipality — Biel/Bienne 57,462; 20,244 foreign nationals (35.2 %); 10,666 aged 65+ (18.6 %) (2025). www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
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    Stadt Biel — Statistisches Factsheet — 152 nationalities; 27,347 private households, 13,004 of them one person (47.6 %), average size 2 (2022); unemployment 3.5 % (2023) (April 2024). www.biel-bienne.ch
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    Stadt Biel — Zweisprachigkeit — 55.2 % German-speaking, 44.8 % French-speaking by registered language (31 December 2025); languages at work: French 66.5 %, Swiss German 55.0 %, German 39.9 %, English 19.6 % (Strukturerhebung 2022); the “Bieler Modell”. www.biel-bienne.ch
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    BFS STATENT — Workplaces and employees by municipality — Biel/Bienne 4,518 workplaces, 44,244 employees (2024). www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
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    Raiffeisen — Gemeindeinfo Biel/Bienne — median taxable income CHF 47,000 (canton of Bern 56,000, Switzerland 66,000) (2022); municipal tax rate 163 (2025). www.raiffeisen.ch
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    BFS SHIS — Students at universities of applied sciences — Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) 7,686, all sites (2025/26). www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
  7. [7]
    BFH — Standorte / Zahlen & Fakten — Biel: Engineering and Computer Science (Höheweg 80, Quellgasse 21, Seevorstadt 102–103) 1,326 students; Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering (Solothurnstrasse 102) 515 students; HKB arts school (31 December 2025). www.bfh.ch
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    Stadt Biel — Hundetaxe — CHF 150 per dog and year, invoiced in August; half rate CHF 75 for dogs acquired after 1 July and for AHV/IV pensioners with supplementary benefits; dogs under 6 months on 1 August exempt (2026). www.biel-bienne.ch
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    Stadt Biel — Hund anmelden — online registration with the microchip number (AMICUS) (2026). www.biel-bienne.ch
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    Stadt Biel — Schulen — two parallel language streams following Lehrplan 21 (German) and the Plan d’études romand (French); Zuzug/Umzug/Wegzug — change of address via eUmzug, Einwohnerkontrolle at Neuengasse 28 (2026). www.biel-bienne.ch
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    Stadt Biel — Zweisprachigkeit in den Schulen — Filière Bilingue (FiBi), 50/50 German and French, primary since 2010, secondary since 2018; 42 places (2 classes) a year. www.biel-bienne.ch
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    ch.ch — Salari minimi — the canton of Bern is not among the cantons with a minimum wage. ch.ch
  13. [13]
    Blick — Municipal initiative «Lohn zum Leben» — CHF 23.80 an hour gross; submitted August 2024, declared valid April 2025; business associations appealed. www.blick.ch
  14. [14]
    Kanton Zürich — Informationen zum NAV Hauswirtschaft — federal minimum wages for domestic work from 1 January 2026: CHF 20.35 (unskilled), 22.30 (4+ years or EBA), 24.55 (EFZ); valid to 31 December 2028. www.zh.ch
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    BFS — Leerwohnungszählung 2025 — canton of Bern 1.12 % (1.21 % in 2024); Switzerland 1.00 % (1 June 2025). dam-api.bfs.admin.ch
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    BFS STATENT 2024 — Workplaces by canton and economic activity — canton of Bern: 843 cleaning, 838 landscaping and 114 removal workplaces (2024). www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
  17. [17]
    Helpling — National list price — cleaning from CHF 42.90 an hour, minimum 2.5 hours (2026). www.helpling.ch

Checked against the sources above on 22 October 2026. Population, household and job figures come from the Federal Statistical Office and the city of Biel; the vacancy rate is the cantonal figure, as no city figure was published; prices are Swiss-wide market observations from the named providers, not a Werkara tariff. Werkara figures (taskers, open tasks) are live values from the Werkara app. This page is general information.