Bern vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bern	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2512	$1307
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6867	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$719
🏘️ Family rent	$2589	$1173
🍽️ Food expenses	$860	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$89.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6657	$1524
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	80	65
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	135K	476K

The cost of living in Bern is 92% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 743rd and 4319th ($2512 vs $1307) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 2nd in Switzerland and Slovakia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Slovakia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.2 months in Bratislava. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 33rd and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Bratislava

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	Bern	Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.7	$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.7	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.39	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.78	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$956	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$1189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2140	$876
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.54%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14168	$5419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12333	$3950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.3	$37.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$42.3	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.71	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.9	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.8	$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$45.5	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.04	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.9	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.9	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$138	$77
👟 Brand Sneakers	$165	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2516	$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22088	$15558

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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 Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1197
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1965
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1681
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1772
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$788
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$860
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1698
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$989
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1188
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1062
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1051
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1067
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1130
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$789
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1150
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$898
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1653
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1136
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$910
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1632
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1344
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1220
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1094
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$883
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$952
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1065
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1137
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1195
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$938
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1211
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$876
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1574
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$849