Bern vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$4451
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$1097
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$1947
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$3920
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
87
😀 Quality of life
94
94
🏙️ Population
134K
759K

The cost of living in Bern is 35% more expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 579th and 2040th ($2569 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 8th 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 Frankfurt. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 44th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Frankfurt

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Bern Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.4
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$5.12
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$8253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$4831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$64.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$24.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$81.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$14318

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574