Bern vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bern	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2857	$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$1571	$1478
🏘️ Family rent	$2760	$2331
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7360	$4390
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	81	70
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	137K	888K

The cost of living in Bern is 19% more expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 348th and 1079th ($2857 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 52nd and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bern	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.3	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$6.99
☕ Cappuccino	$7	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.23	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1759	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3129	$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2271	$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.14%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16402	$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9845	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.26	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.6	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.68	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.1	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$40.5	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.31	$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.4	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.1	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.2	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$48.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$143	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$168	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2526	$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29629	$24177

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908