Bern vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$6134
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$3035
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$4686
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
78
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
135K
689K

The cost of living in Bern is 5% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 743rd and 514th ($2512 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 455th 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Nashville ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 33rd and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Nashville

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Bern Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$20657

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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 Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2466
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2384
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2371
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2339
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2670
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2270
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2303
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2275
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2552
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2038
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2028
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1607
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2246
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1788
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2081
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1802
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1926
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2098
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2134
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1323
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1854
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1651
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1956
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2014
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1687
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1708
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1764
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1911
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2035
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1746
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1780
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1317
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1627
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1995
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2119
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1542