Bern vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$3560
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	80	90
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	135K	1.51M

The cost of living in Bern is 8% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 987th and 1352nd ($2381 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Switzerland and Germany, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 36th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Munich

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	Bern	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$14702

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2457
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2481
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2331
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2470
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2658
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2891
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2931
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2897
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2717
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2643
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3088
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3234
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1434
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2732
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1950
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2738
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3426
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3099
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3059
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$2970
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2934
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1360
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1249
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3037
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$2976
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3296
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2873
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$2974
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560