Bern vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$4357
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
100
😀 Quality of life
95
100
🏙️ Population
135K
5.03M

The cost of living in Bern is 5% more expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 743rd and 923rd ($2512 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 4th in Switzerland and Australia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 33rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Melbourne

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Bern Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$8.61
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$21.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$21306

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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 Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913