Bern vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bern	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2512	$806
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6867	$2242
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$2589	$716
🍽️ Food expenses	$860	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6657	$457
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	80	28
😀 Quality of life	95	56
🏙️ Population	135K	2.82M

The cost of living in Bern is 212% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 743rd and 6414th ($2512 vs $806) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 8th 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 0.6 months in Brasilia. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Brasilia ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 33rd and 5782nd 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	$25	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.7	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.7	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.39	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.78	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$956	$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$893
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2140	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$59.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.54%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14168	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12333	$1454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.3	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$42.3	$7.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.71	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.9	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.8	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$45.5	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.04	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.9	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$61
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.9	$8.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$138	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$165	$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2516	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22088	$11560

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2592
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2646
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2517
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2738
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2424
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2746
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2823
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2373
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2989
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2940
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3068
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3020
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2207
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2843
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2741
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3257
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3415
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1531
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2890
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2052
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2871
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3627
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3320
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3206
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3135
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3048
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1384
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1366
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3139
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3163
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3392
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3013
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3057
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$694
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$545
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$633
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$656
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$603
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$625
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$606
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$634
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$638
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$586
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$653
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$635
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$563
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$603
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$647
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$602
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$573
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$588
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$592
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$547
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$597
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$649
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$656
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$468
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$563
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$597
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$553
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$614
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$581
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$814
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$726
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$580
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$613