Bern vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$3275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
80
92
😀 Quality of life
95
97
🏙️ Population
135K
1.08M

The cost of living in Bern is 36% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 743rd and 2308th ($2512 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 19th in Switzerland and Germany, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 33rd and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Cologne

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Bern Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$16860

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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 Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861