Bern vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2857
$2916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$6290
🏠 One person rent
$1571
$1972
🏘️ Family rent
$2760
$3201
🍽️ Food expenses
$890
$683
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$86.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7360
$5248
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
81
29
😀 Quality of life
93
86
🏙️ Population
137K
138K

The cost of living in Bern is 2% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 348th and 290th ($2857 vs $2916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in Switzerland and Luxembourg, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 52nd and 392nd 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
$26.3
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$88.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18
$15.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.92
$7.41
☕ Cappuccino
$7
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.23
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1759
$1917
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$1676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3129
$3336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2271
$2729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$192
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$55.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.14%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16402
$13003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9845
$8731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.26
$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.6
$35.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.68
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.6
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.5
$26.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.31
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.4
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$69.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$48.4
$33.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$143
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$168
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2526
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29629
$16458

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2907
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2711
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2543
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2891
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2868
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3138
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3043
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2554
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3199
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3126
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3321
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3288
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2644
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3117
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3034
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3393
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3587
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1700
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3134
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2468
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3125
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4491
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3519
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3312
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3264
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3348
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1447
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1465
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3514
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3492
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3857
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3441
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3281
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3231
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3239
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2669
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2607
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2551
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2481
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1788
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1714
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1459
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1463
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1451
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1464
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1431
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1454
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1455
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1462
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1649
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1574
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1462
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1462
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1642
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1465
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1443
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1303
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1639
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1600
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1596
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1734
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1572
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1760
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1586
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1665
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1650
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1679
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1730
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1559
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1552
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1618
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1686