Bern vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2857
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$1571
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$2760
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$890
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7360
$1104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
81
96
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
137K
13.3M

The cost of living in Bern is 70% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 348th and 3277th ($2857 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in Switzerland and Russia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 52nd and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Moscow

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Bern Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.3
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.92
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$7
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.23
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1759
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3129
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2271
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.14%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16402
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9845
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.26
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.6
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.68
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.31
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.4
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$48.4
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$143
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$168
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2526
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29629
$20160

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749