Bern vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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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