Bern vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bern	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2945	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7244	$5026
🏠 One person rent	$1636	$1237
🏘️ Family rent	$2802	$1974
🍽️ Food expenses	$912	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7481	$3365
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	80	95
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	137K	1.14M

The cost of living in Bern is 38% more expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 237th and 1622nd ($2945 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 65th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Birmingham ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 27th and 48th 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	$26.7	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.2	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.74	$6.83
☕ Cappuccino	$6.4	$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.2	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1700	$1226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$2079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2315	$1511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$200
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$268	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.7	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.57%	5.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21955	$5209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8426	$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.58	$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.7	$88.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$44.2	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.7	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.24	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.9	$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$40.8	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.33	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$25.8	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.5	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$132	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$163	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2454	$1583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23412	$18334

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2956
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2725
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2576
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2755
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2732
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2865
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2998
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2567
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$3175
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3123
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3231
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3197
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2489
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$3041
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2964
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3399
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3565
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1694
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$3069
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2397
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$3040
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3836
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3381
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3240
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3207
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3239
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1467
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1400
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3392
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3282
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3691
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3153
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3249
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901