Bern vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bern	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2569	$2104
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7059	$5122
🏠 One person rent	$1356	$1239
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$2039
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6378	$4263
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	80	81
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	134K	577K

The cost of living in Bern is 22% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 579th and 1560th ($2569 vs $2104) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1383rd in Switzerland and the United States, respectively. Check Switzerland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 2 months in Milwaukee. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Milwaukee ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 44th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Milwaukee

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	Bern	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.4	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.6	$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.18	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$1310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1040	$983
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2631	$2531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2284	$1588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15943	$1712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11901	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.33	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.7	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.32	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.3	$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$51.8	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.88	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.4	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$39.1	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$130	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2993	$1814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28492	$24397

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2597
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2527
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2400
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2368
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2248
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2665
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2580
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2347
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2838
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2826
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2925
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2882
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2142
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2846
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2820
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$2693
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3296
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1492
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2706
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1952
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2702
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3444
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3083
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3128
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3041
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2861
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1327
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1282
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3073
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3051
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3380
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2930
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3059
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1947
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2007
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1971
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1995
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2002
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2003
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1948
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1803
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1984
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$1985
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1983
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1945
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1911
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1970
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1949
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2193
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1800
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2199
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2191
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2164
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1709
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2205
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2150
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2305
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$1926
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1855
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2107
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2143
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1935
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2314
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2221
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2195
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2269
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2240
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2253