Bern vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2857
$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$1571
$949
🏘️ Family rent
$2760
$1652
🍽️ Food expenses
$890
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7360
$3784
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
46
😀 Quality of life
93
92
🏙️ Population
137K
675K

The cost of living in Bern is 52% more expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 348th and 2470th ($2857 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 4th in Switzerland and Sweden, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 2 months in Gothenburg. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 52nd and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Gothenburg

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Bern Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.3
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.92
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$7
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.23
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1759
$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3129
$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2271
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.14%
3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16402
$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9845
$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.26
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.6
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.68
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.5
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.31
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.4
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$48.4
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$143
$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$168
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2526
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29629
$4650

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2907
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2711
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2543
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2891
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2868
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3138
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3043
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2554
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3199
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3126
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3321
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3288
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2644
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3117
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3034
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3393
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3587
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1700
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3134
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2468
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3125
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4491
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3519
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3312
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3264
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3348
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1447
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1465
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3514
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3492
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3857
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3441
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3281
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3231
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3239
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1723
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1544
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1441
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1358
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1574
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1424
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1490
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1483
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1503
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1877
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1429
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1479
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1855
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1478
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$2053
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1535
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1504
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1464
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$2029
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$2157
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2220
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1447
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$2135
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2195
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$2071
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1423
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1723
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1980
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1481
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$2084
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1993
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2334
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1984
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1423