Bern vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$6031
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$1631
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$2780
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$632
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$4594
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
68
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
135K
875K

The cost of living in Bern is 4% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 743rd and 574th ($2512 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 508th in Switzerland and the United States, respectively. Check Switzerland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Charlotte ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 33rd and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Charlotte

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Bern Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$9.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$5.93
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$1670
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$3455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$2308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$4378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$2768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$21.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$6.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$8.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$1274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$25869

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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 Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088