Bern vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$4617
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1125
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$1929
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$534
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$3700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	80	87
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	135K	776K

The cost of living in Bern is 20% more expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 987th and 1863rd ($2381 vs $1989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 4th in Switzerland and Germany, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 36th and 47th 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	$23.7	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$14496

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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	$3233
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 Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595