Bern vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bern	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3134	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7894	$2464
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$2847	$714
🍽️ Food expenses	$915	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$321	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7577	$570
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	28
😀 Quality of life	97	62
🏙️ Population	1.07M	3M

The cost of living in Bern is 238% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 149th and 6162nd ($3134 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 5th in Switzerland and Brazil, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 0.6 months in Brasilia. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Brasilia ranked 16th in Brazil, while ranked 6th and 5658th 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	$26.4	$7.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.1	$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.22	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$7.02	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.42	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1809	$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1304	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3323	$899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2359	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$85.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.33%	11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18429	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8492	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$46.9	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.94	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$41.9	$7.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.35	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$9.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.37	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.49	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.4	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.2	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$55.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$53.8	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$134	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$167	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2477	$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25921	$17134

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2997
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2817
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2678
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2874
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2823
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$3165
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$3150
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2654
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$3331
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3222
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3380
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3367
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2546
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$3171
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$3080
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3524
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1498
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3677
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1726
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1731
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1721
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$3299
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2465
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$3277
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$4151
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3556
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3360
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3328
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3367
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1526
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1436
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3494
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3457
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1711
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3784
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3281
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3345
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675