Bern vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bern	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2857	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$2550
🏠 One person rent	$1571	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$2760	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7360	$891
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	28
😀 Quality of life	93	66
🏙️ Population	137K	3M

The cost of living in Bern is 198% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 348th and 5856th ($2857 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 5th in Switzerland and Brazil, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.9 months in Brasilia. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Brasilia ranked 13th in Brazil, while ranked 52nd and 5032nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Brasilia

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	Bern	Brasilia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.3	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18	$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$7	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.23	$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1759	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3129	$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2271	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$61.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$96
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.14%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16402	$2461
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9845	$1684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.26	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.6	$8.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.68	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.1	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$40.5	$8.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.31	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.4	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.1	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.2	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$64.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$48.4	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$143	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$168	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2526	$710
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29629	$17564

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2907
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2711
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2543
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2891
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2868
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$3138
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$3043
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2554
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$3199
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3126
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3321
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3288
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2644
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$3117
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$3034
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3393
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3587
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1700
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$3134
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2468
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$3125
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$4491
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3519
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3312
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3264
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3348
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1447
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1465
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3514
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3492
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3857
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3231
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3239
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$763
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$575
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$725
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$800
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$704
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$712
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$703
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$680
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$625
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$728
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$639
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$651
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$639
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$626
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$622
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$653
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$676
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$623
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$659
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$640
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$597
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$645
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$693
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$618
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$665
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$616
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$672
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$638
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$669
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$764
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$715
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$636
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$686