Bern vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$2561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	80	78
😀 Quality of life	94	85
🏙️ Population	135K	936K

The cost of living in Bern is 13% more expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 987th and 1551st ($2381 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 7th in Switzerland and Israel, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 36th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Jerusalem

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	Bern	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$17799

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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	$3234
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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511