Bern vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$1672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$4194
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$877
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$1732
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$3273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	59
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	135K	526K

The cost of living in Bern is 42% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 987th and 2788th ($2381 vs $1672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 75th 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 2 months in Nuremberg. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Nuremberg ranked 20th in Germany, while ranked 36th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Nuremberg

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	Bern	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$81.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$4.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$599
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$1587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$1350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$290
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$6830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$5673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$8.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$95.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$13791

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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	$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 Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1576
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1567
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1547
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1581
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1666
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1528
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1533
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1488
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1322
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1489
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1249
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1330
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1444
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1440
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1498
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1445
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1567
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1466
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1544
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1627
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1566
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1419
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1541
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1172
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1456
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1560
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1274
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1594
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1589
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1433
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1613
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1476
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1098
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1557