Berlin vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$7059
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$1356
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$6378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	3.68M	134K

The cost of living in Berlin is 22% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 1759th and 579th ($2013 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 37th in Germany and Switzerland, respectively. Check Germany vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 2.5 months in Bern. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Bern ranked 7th in Switzerland, while ranked 19th and 44th 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	$12.4	$24.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$93.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$7.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$4.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$1040
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2631
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$2284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$15943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$11901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$45.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$7.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$25.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$28.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$51.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$22.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$39.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$130
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$156
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$2993
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$28492

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2597
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2527
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2400
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2368
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2248
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2665
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2580
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2347
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2838
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2826
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2925
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2882
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2142
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2846
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2820
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$2693
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3296
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1492
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2706
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1952
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2702
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3444
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3083
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3128
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3041
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2861
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1327
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1282
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3073
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3051
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3380
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2930
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3059
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916