Bern vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$3655
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	80	93
😀 Quality of life	94	98
🏙️ Population	135K	2.14M

The cost of living in Bern is 15% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 987th and 1654th ($2381 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 7th in Switzerland and Australia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 36th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Perth

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	Bern	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645