Bern vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2857
$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$5816
🏠 One person rent
$1571
$1500
🏘️ Family rent
$2760
$2602
🍽️ Food expenses
$890
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7360
$4312
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
81
90
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
137K
1.51M

The cost of living in Bern is 13% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 348th and 863rd ($2857 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in Switzerland and Germany, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 52nd and 44th 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
$26.3
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.92
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$7
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.23
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1759
$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3129
$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2271
$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.14%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16402
$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9845
$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.26
$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.6
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.68
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.5
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.31
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.4
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$48.4
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$143
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$168
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2526
$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29629
$17274

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714