Bern vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	80	72
😀 Quality of life	94	54
🏙️ Population	135K	16.8M

The cost of living in Bern is 454% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 987th and 8899th ($2381 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Switzerland and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 36th and 5971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Dhaka

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	Bern	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$1681

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314