Bern vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$3414
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
99
😀 Quality of life
95
95
🏙️ Population
135K
2.15M

The cost of living in Bern is 7% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 743rd and 998th ($2512 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Switzerland and France, respectively. Check Switzerland vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 33rd and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$8.18
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$18941

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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 Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395