Bern vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bern	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3134	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7894	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$2847	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$915	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$321	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7577	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	81	94
😀 Quality of life	97	96
🏙️ Population	1.07M	2.14M

The cost of living in Bern is 28% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 149th and 978th ($3134 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 6th in Switzerland and Australia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6th and 10th 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	$26.4	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.1	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.22	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$7.02	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.42	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1809	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1304	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3323	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2359	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.33%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18429	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8492	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$46.9	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.94	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$41.9	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.35	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.37	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.49	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.4	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.2	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$53.8	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$134	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$167	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2477	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25921	$15409

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2997
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2817
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2678
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2874
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2823
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$3165
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$3150
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2654
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$3331
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3222
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3380
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3367
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2546
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$3171
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$3080
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3524
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1498
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3677
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1726
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1731
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1721
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$3299
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2465
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$3277
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$4151
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3556
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3360
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3328
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3367
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1526
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1436
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3494
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3457
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1711
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3784
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3281
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3345
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894