Bern vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$1951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$4641
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1137
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$1834
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$3011
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	80	96
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	135K	1.14M

The cost of living in Bern is 22% more expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 987th and 1973rd ($2381 vs $1951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 86th 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 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.5 months in Birmingham. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 36th and 35th 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	$23.7	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$1083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$2013
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$1380
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$187
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	5.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$4882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$3808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$78.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$1512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$18058

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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	$3234
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

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748