Bern vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Bern Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2375
$1070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6286
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$1198
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$2109
$875
🍽️ Food expenses
$824
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6264
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
78
93
😀 Quality of life
94
80
🏙️ Population
134K
1.71M

The cost of living in Bern is 122% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 250th and 4589th ($2375 vs $1070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in Switzerland and Hungary, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1 months in Budapest. Bern ranked 5th best city to live in Switzerland vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 41st and 402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Budapest

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Bern Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.9
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.1
$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.5
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.77
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.5
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.13
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2349
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$89.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.47%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9909
$3777
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6478
$2497
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$43.5
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.5
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.3
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$43.9
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$5.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.34
$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.61
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.4
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$140
$64.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2598
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29862
$9861

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2511
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2573
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2269
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2068
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2126
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2364
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2504
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2231
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2507
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2159
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2617
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2513
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2310
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2517
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2490
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2755
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$2532
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1298
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1300
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2606
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2237
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2501
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$2967
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$2622
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$2661
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2507
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2510
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1367
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1246
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$2510
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2514
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1298
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$2974
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2412
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2540
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2502
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2711
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2492

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$702
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$737
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$807
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$703
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$664
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$753
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$701
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$820
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$666
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$724
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$940
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$644
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$933
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$708
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$892
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$603
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$726
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$848
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$729
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$697
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1032
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1203
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$622
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$670
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$950
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$703
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$918
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$968
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$673
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$650
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$838
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$696
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$634
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$945
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1120
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$633
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$761
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$658
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1162
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$939