Athens vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$2512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$6867
🏠 One person rent
$675
$1268
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$2589
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$860
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$6657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
80
😀 Quality of life
78
95
🏙️ Population
643K
135K

The cost of living in Athens is 46% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 4177th and 743rd ($1366 vs $2512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 44th in Greece and Switzerland, respectively. Check Greece vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 2.6 months in Bern. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Bern ranked 6th in Switzerland, while ranked 658th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Bern

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Athens Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$88.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$17.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$7.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$4.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
2.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$14168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$12333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$93.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$42.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$7.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$25.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$29.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$45.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$22.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$165
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$2516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$22088

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011