Bern vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bern	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2857	$2323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$5585
🏠 One person rent	$1571	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$2760	$2525
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7360	$4313
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	81	66
😀 Quality of life	93	97
🏙️ Population	137K	2.71M

The cost of living in Bern is 23% more expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 348th and 1241st ($2857 vs $2323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 11th in Switzerland and Australia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 52nd 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	$26.3	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$8.69
☕ Cappuccino	$7	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.23	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1759	$1733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$1173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3129	$3028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2271	$2142
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$98.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.14%	5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16402	$8341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9845	$5970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.26	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.6	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.68	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.6	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.1	$9.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$40.5	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$4.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$24.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.31	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.4	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.1	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.2	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$48.4	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$143	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$168	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2526	$2164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29629	$13265

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2907
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2711
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2543
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2891
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2868
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$3138
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$3043
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2554
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$3199
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3126
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3321
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3288
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2644
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$3117
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$3034
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3393
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3587
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1700
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$3134
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2468
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$3125
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$4491
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3519
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3312
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3264
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3348
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1447
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1465
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3514
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3492
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3857
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3231
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3239
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913