Bern vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bern	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2512	$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6867	$4532
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$2589	$1976
🍽️ Food expenses	$860	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6657	$4332
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	80	61
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	135K	246K

The cost of living in Bern is 35% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 743rd and 2276th ($2512 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1806th 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 Louisville. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 33rd and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Louisville

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	Bern	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.7	$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.7	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.39	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.78	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$956	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2140	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.54%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14168	$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12333	$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.3	$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$42.3	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.71	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.8	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$45.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.04	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.9	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.9	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$138	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$165	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2516	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22088	$13601

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1896
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1888
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1759
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1911
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1451
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1784
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1900
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1786
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1784
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2092
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1921
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2124
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1651
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1975
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1549
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1775
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2464
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1978
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1896
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1746
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1877
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1837
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1317
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1764
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1927
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1929
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2187
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1852
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$1999
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1436
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1856
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1822
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1954