Bern vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bern	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2512	$2345
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6867	$5568
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$1324
🏘️ Family rent	$2589	$2222
🍽️ Food expenses	$860	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6657	$4072
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	80	93
😀 Quality of life	95	98
🏙️ Population	135K	2.14M

The cost of living in Bern is 7% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 743rd and 1024th ($2512 vs $2345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 6th in Switzerland and Australia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 33rd and 7th 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	$25	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.7	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.7	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.39	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.78	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$1449
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$956	$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$2593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2140	$1817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.54%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14168	$5420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12333	$3698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$3.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$42.3	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.71	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.9	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.8	$9.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$45.5	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.04	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.9	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.9	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$138	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$165	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2516	$1940
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22088	$14689

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876