Bern vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bern	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2512	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6867	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$2589	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$860	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6657	$3947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	80	81
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	135K	577K

The cost of living in Bern is 22% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 743rd and 1688th ($2512 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1442nd 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 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 33rd and 188th 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	$25	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.7	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.7	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.39	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.78	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$956	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2140	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.54%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14168	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12333	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.3	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$42.3	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.71	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.9	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.8	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$45.5	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.04	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.9	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$138	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$165	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2516	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22088	$24309

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392