Baltimore vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$2512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$6867
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$1268
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$2589
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$860
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$6657
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	98	80
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	586K	135K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 12% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 1330th and 743rd ($2223 vs $2512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th and 44th in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 2.6 months in Bern. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Bern ranked 6th in Switzerland, while ranked 121st and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Bern

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	Baltimore	Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$88.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$17.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$7.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$4.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	2.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$14168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$12333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$93.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$42.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$7.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$25.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$29.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$45.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$22.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$165
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$2516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$22088

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

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