Bern vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Bern Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2375
$640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6286
$1555
🏠 One person rent
$1198
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$2109
$528
🍽️ Food expenses
$824
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6264
$476
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
50
😀 Quality of life
94
58
🏙️ Population
134K
639K

The cost of living in Bern is 271% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 250th and 7357th ($2375 vs $640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in Switzerland and Moldova, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Bern ranked 5th best city to live in Switzerland vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 41st and 5584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.9
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.1
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.5
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.77
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.5
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.13
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2349
$522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$8.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.47%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9909
$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6478
$878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$43.5
$3.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.5
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.3
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$43.9
$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.34
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.61
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.4
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$140
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2598
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29862
$3450

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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 Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620