Bern vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$4394
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1105
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$1817
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$3249
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	80	83
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	135K	373K

The cost of living in Bern is 25% more expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 987th and 2110th ($2381 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1771st 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 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.7 months in Cleveland. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Cleveland ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 36th and 305th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Cleveland

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	Bern	Cleveland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$58.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$5.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$2260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$1330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$1026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$74.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$1016
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$18828

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2457
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2481
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2331
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2470
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2658
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2891
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2931
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2897
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2717
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2643
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3088
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3234
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1434
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2732
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1950
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2738
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3426
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3099
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3059
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$2970
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2934
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1360
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1249
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3037
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$2976
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3296
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2873
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$2974
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861

Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1921
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1914
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2003
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1876
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1965
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1954
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1967
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1935
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1937
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1915
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1930
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1818
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1871
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1799
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1842
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1666
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1839
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1840
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1753
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1606
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1481
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1526
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1279
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1858
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1860