Bern vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$2446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$5564
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$1630
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$2795
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$77.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$5865
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
29
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
135K
136K

The cost of living in Bern is 3% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 987th and 870th ($2381 vs $2446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Switzerland and Luxembourg, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 2.4 months in Luxembourg City. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 36th and 199th 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
$23.7
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$6.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$1371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$2984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$2384
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$242
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$48.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$10994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$7751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$31.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$6.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$16923

Cost of living in other countries

BernLuxembourg City

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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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 Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2266
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2330
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2205
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2160
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1584
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1363
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1681
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1351
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1348
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1359
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1339
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1351
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1352
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1359
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1368
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1528
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1333
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1371
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1368
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1498
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1194
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1356
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1182
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1486
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1486
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1393
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1399
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1400
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1479
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1502
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1503
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1490
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1507
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1553
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1413
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1476
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1477
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1500