Bern vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1262
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
80
96
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
135K
13M

The cost of living in Bern is 134% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 743rd and 5091st ($2512 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th 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 1.2 months in Moscow. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 33rd and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$11652

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541