Bern vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$1766
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$616
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	80	49
😀 Quality of life	94	58
🏙️ Population	135K	1.63M

The cost of living in Bern is 241% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 987th and 6907th ($2381 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 26th in Switzerland and Russia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Novosibirsk ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 36th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Novosibirsk

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	Bern	Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$6.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$1.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$83.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$7.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	14.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$1981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$1172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$64.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$4263

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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

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$662
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$569
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$565
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$575
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$591
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$379
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$558
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$553
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$549
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$571
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$587
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$692
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$658
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$626
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$529
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$557
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$770
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$604
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$654
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$619
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$512
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$460
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$624
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$765
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$531
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$531
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$470
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$562
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$571
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$662
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$543
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$508
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$525
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$710
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$515
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$749
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648