Bern vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Bern | Paris | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Bern is 26% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 149th and 916th ($3134 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in Switzerland and France, respectively. Check Switzerland vs France comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Bern vs Paris
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| Bern | Paris | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Bern
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.5 km or 2.2 mi |  Koniz | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Thun | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Biel/Bienne | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Fribourg | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Neuchatel | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Interlaken | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Bulle | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Kriens | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Yverdon-les-Bains | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Lucerne | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Emmen | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Aarau | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Allschwil | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Basel | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Montreux | |
| 71 km or 44 mi |  Saint-Louis | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Riehen | |
| 73 km or 45 mi |  Rheinfelden | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Weil am Rhein | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Lorrach | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Lausanne | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Sion | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Renens | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Zug | |
| 86 km or 54 mi | Baar | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Baden | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Wettingen | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Dietikon | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Belfort | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Mulhouse | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Altstetten | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Horgen | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Waldshut-Tiengen | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Zurich | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Wadenswil | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Dubendorf | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Bulach | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Uster | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Rapperswil-Jona |
Cities near Paris
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.5 km or 3.4 mi | Ivry-sur-Seine | |
| 6.4 km or 4 mi | Aubervilliers | |
| 6.7 km or 4.2 mi | Montreuil | |
| 7 km or 4.3 mi | Neuilly-sur-Seine | |
| 7.7 km or 4.8 mi | Asnieres-sur-Seine | |
| 8.3 km or 5.2 mi | Vitry-sur-Seine | |
| 8.4 km or 5.2 mi | Boulogne-Billancourt | |
| 8.5 km or 5.3 mi | Courbevoie | |
| 8.7 km or 5.4 mi | Bobigny | |
| 8.7 km or 5.4 mi | Saint-Denis | |
| 9.5 km or 5.9 mi | La Garenne-Colombes | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Nanterre | |
| 12 km or 7.2 mi | Creteil | |
| 12 km or 7.5 mi | Rueil-Malmaison | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Argenteuil | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Champigny-sur-Marne | |
| 13 km or 8.1 mi | Chaville | |
| 14 km or 8.5 mi | Aulnay-sous-Bois | |
| 15 km or 9.4 mi | Massy | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Versailles | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Guyancourt | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Acheres | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Cergy | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Savigny-le-Temple | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Melun | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Rambouillet | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Beauvais | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Compiegne | |
| 73 km or 46 mi | Dreux | |
| 78 km or 49 mi | Chartres | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Orleans | |
| 112 km or 69 mi | Rouen | |
| 115 km or 72 mi | Amiens | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Reims | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Troyes | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Chalons-en-Champagne | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Auxerre | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Dieppe | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Lisieux | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Arras |