Bern vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2857
$2328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$5536
🏠 One person rent
$1571
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$2760
$2292
🍽️ Food expenses
$890
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7360
$2255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
98
😀 Quality of life
93
88
🏙️ Population
137K
1.35M

The cost of living in Bern is 23% more expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 348th and 1228th ($2857 vs $2328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in Switzerland and Italy, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1 months in Milan. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 52nd and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Milan

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Bern Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.3
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.92
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$7
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.23
$3.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1759
$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3129
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2271
$1894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.14%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16402
$11130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9845
$5384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.26
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.6
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.68
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.6
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.5
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$7.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.31
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.4
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$48.4
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$143
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$168
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2526
$898
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29629
$19884

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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 Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653