Bern vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Bern | Dortmund | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Bern is 80% more expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 237th and 3401st ($2945 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 304th in Switzerland and Germany, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Germany comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 2.1 months in Dortmund. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Dortmund ranked 11th in Germany, while ranked 27th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Bern vs Dortmund
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| Bern | Dortmund | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Bern
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.5 km or 2.2 mi |  Koniz | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Thun | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Biel/Bienne | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Fribourg | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Neuchatel | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Interlaken | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Bulle | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Kriens | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Yverdon-les-Bains | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Lucerne | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Emmen | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Aarau | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Allschwil | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Basel | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Montreux | |
| 71 km or 44 mi |  Saint-Louis | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Riehen | |
| 73 km or 45 mi |  Rheinfelden | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Weil am Rhein | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Lorrach | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Lausanne | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Sion | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Renens | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Zug | |
| 86 km or 54 mi | Baar | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Baden | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Wettingen | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Dietikon | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Belfort | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Mulhouse | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Altstetten | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Horgen | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Waldshut-Tiengen | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Zurich | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Wadenswil | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Dubendorf | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Bulach | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Uster | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Rapperswil-Jona |
Cities near Dortmund
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 10 km or 6.4 mi | Schwerte | |
| 11 km or 6.9 mi | Castrop-Rauxel | |
| 12 km or 7.4 mi | Lunen | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Waltrop | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Witten | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Herdecke | |
| 15 km or 9.2 mi | Wetter | |
| 16 km or 9.7 mi | Unna | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Bergkamen | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Kamen | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Hagen | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Herne | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Bochum | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Datteln | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Selm | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Werne | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Iserlohn | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Oer-Erkenschwick | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Frondenberg | |
| 22 km or 13 mi | Recklinghausen | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Gevelsberg | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Sprockhovel | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Hattingen | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Menden | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Herten | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Ennepetal | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Gelsenkirchen | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Hemer | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Schwelm | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Ludinghausen | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Marl | |
| 30 km or 18 mi | Hamm | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Werl | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Essen | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Haltern am See | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Gladbeck | |
| 35 km or 21 mi | Ludenscheid | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Wuppertal | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Velbert | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Radevormwald |