Bern vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bern	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2569	$2004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7059	$4769
🏠 One person rent	$1356	$1189
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6378	$3056
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	80	95
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	134K	1.14M

The cost of living in Bern is 28% more expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 579th and 1780th ($2569 vs $2004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 54th in Switzerland and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Switzerland vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 1.5 months in Birmingham. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Birmingham ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 44th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Birmingham

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	Bern	Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.4	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.6	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17	$8.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.18	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1040	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2631	$2219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2284	$1470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15943	$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11901	$3766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.33	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.7	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.32	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$8.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.3	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$51.8	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.88	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.4	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$39.1	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$130	$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2993	$1501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28492	$18689

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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

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1716
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1664
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1687
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1586
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1683
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2320
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1497
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1711
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$1969
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1688
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1603
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1751
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1472
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1588
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1797
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1654
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1761
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1737
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1674
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1785
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1675
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1653
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1815
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1966
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1673