Berlin vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$2512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$6867
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1268
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$2589
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$860
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$6657
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	3.76M	135K

The cost of living in Berlin is 16% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 1583rd and 743rd ($2104 vs $2512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 44th 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 2.6 months in Bern. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Bern ranked 6th in Switzerland, while ranked 23rd and 33rd 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	$14.5	$25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$88.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$17.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$7.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$4.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	2.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$14168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$12333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$93.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$42.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$7.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$25.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$29.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$45.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$22.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$165
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$2516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$22088

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

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