Bern vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bern	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2512	$2187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6867	$5233
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$2589	$2114
🍽️ Food expenses	$860	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6657	$4970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	80	71
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	135K	888K

The cost of living in Bern is 15% more expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 743rd and 1397th ($2512 vs $2187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1219th in Switzerland and the United States, respectively. Check Switzerland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Indianapolis ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 33rd and 159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Indianapolis

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	Bern	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.7	$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.7	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.39	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.78	$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$1457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$956	$1013
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2140	$1686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.54%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14168	$1980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12333	$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.3	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$42.3	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.71	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.9	$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.8	$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$45.5	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.04	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.9	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$138	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$165	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2516	$1865
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22088	$27094

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2592
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2646
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2517
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2738
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2424
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2746
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2823
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2373
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2989
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2940
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3068
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3020
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2207
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2843
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2741
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3257
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3415
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1531
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2890
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2052
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2871
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3627
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3320
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3206
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3135
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3048
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1384
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1366
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3139
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3163
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3392
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3013
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3057
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$1999
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1927
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1963
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1954
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1929
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1905
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1694
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1900
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2092
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1612
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1448
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1894
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1793
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1980
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1822
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1837
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1814
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1877
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1896
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1436
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1921
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1824
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2464
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1852
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1840
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2124
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1896
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1735
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1894
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1860
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1845
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1856
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1828