Bern vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Bern | Luxembourg City | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Bern is 7% more expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 149th and 270th ($3134 vs $2926) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in Switzerland and Luxembourg, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Luxembourg comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 6th and 350th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Bern vs Luxembourg City
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| Bern | Luxembourg City | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Bern
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.5 km or 2.2 mi |  Koniz | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Thun | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Biel/Bienne | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Fribourg | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Neuchatel | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Interlaken | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Bulle | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Kriens | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Yverdon-les-Bains | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Lucerne | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Emmen | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Aarau | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Allschwil | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Basel | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Montreux | |
| 71 km or 44 mi |  Saint-Louis | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Riehen | |
| 73 km or 45 mi |  Rheinfelden | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Weil am Rhein | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Lorrach | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Lausanne | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Sion | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Renens | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Zug | |
| 86 km or 54 mi | Baar | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Baden | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Wettingen | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Dietikon | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Belfort | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Mulhouse | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Altstetten | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Horgen | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Waldshut-Tiengen | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Zurich | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Wadenswil | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Dubendorf | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Bulach | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Uster | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Rapperswil-Jona |
Cities near Luxembourg City
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 15 km or 9.1 mi |  Dudelange | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Esch-sur-Alzette | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Petange | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Differdange | |
| 24 km or 15 mi |  Arlon | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Thionville | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Trier | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Merzig | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Dillingen | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Metz | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Saarlouis | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Volklingen | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Saarbrucken | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Sankt Wendel | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Sankt Ingbert | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Neunkirchen | |
| 86 km or 54 mi | Idar-Oberstein | |
| 88 km or 54 mi | Sarreguemines | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Blieskastel | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Homburg | |
| 97 km or 61 mi | Zweibrucken | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Nancy | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Charleville-Mezieres | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Verviers | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Pirmasens | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Mechernich | |
| 118 km or 74 mi | Seraing | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Liege | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Huy | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Kaiserslautern | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Andenne | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Euskirchen | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Zulpich | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Rheinbach | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Bad Kreuznach | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Stolberg | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Andernach | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Aachen | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Meckenheim |