Bern vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$1275
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$3042
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$705
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$1188
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$1458
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	80	66
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	135K	476K

The cost of living in Bern is 87% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 987th and 4275th ($2381 vs $1275) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Switzerland and Slovakia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Slovakia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.1 months in Bratislava. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 36th and 568th 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	$23.7	$8.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$2.47
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$5323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$3848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$13266

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2457
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2481
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2331
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2470
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2658
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2891
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2931
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2897
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2717
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2643
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3088
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3234
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1434
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2732
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1950
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2738
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3426
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3099
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3059
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$2970
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2934
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1360
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1249
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3037
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$2976
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3296
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2873
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$2974
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861

Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1181
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1844
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1719
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$784
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$919
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$943
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1039
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1098
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1045
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$701
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1118
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1087
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$794
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1329
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1169
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$786
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$892
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1085
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1075
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1104
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$983
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1120
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$827
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1237
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$790