Bern vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bern	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3134	$2269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7894	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$2847	$2462
🍽️ Food expenses	$915	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$321	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7577	$4258
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	81	66
😀 Quality of life	97	98
🏙️ Population	1.07M	2.71M

The cost of living in Bern is 38% more expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 149th and 1349th ($3134 vs $2269) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 11th in Switzerland and Australia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Brisbane

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	Bern	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.4	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.1	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.22	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$7.02	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.42	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1809	$1660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1304	$1147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3323	$3002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2359	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$94.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.33%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18429	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8492	$5145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$46.9	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.94	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28	$9.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$41.9	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.35	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.37	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.49	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.4	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.2	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$53.8	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$134	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$167	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2477	$1949
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25921	$12459

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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 Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894