Bern vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$6081
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$1562
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$2876
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$4538
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
78
😀 Quality of life
94
88
🏙️ Population
135K
689K

The cost of living in Bern is 5% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 987th and 790th ($2381 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 733rd 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 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 36th and 244th 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
$23.7
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$7.15
 Cappuccino
$5.64
$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$30520

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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
$3233
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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2499
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2356
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2335
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2340
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2738
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2271
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2302
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2274
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2607
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2016
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2031
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2075
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2259
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1751
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1824
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1969
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1828
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1839
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1942
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1932
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1350
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1772
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1779
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2192
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1777
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2185
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1717
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1728
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1847
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1865
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2166
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2100
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1730
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1432
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1636
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2025
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2048
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2116
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1494