Berlin vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2381
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$6677
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$2375
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$829
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$6312
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	3.78M	135K

The cost of living in Berlin is 15% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 1762nd and 987th ($2027 vs $2381) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 42nd in Germany and Switzerland, respectively. Check Germany vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 2.7 months in Bern. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Bern ranked 8th in Switzerland, while ranked 21st and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Bern

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	Berlin	Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$23.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$88.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$7.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$4.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$889
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	2.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$13401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$11590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$3.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$89.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$6.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$24.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$29.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$42.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$46.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$131
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$156
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$2981
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$27477

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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	$3233
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