Bern vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bern	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2569	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7059	$5119
🏠 One person rent	$1356	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$2099
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6378	$3624
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	80	93
😀 Quality of life	94	96
🏙️ Population	134K	2.14M

The cost of living in Bern is 12% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 579th and 1068th ($2569 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 6th in Switzerland and Australia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 1.6 months in Perth. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 44th 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	$24.4	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.6	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.18	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1040	$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2631	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2284	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15943	$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11901	$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.33	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.7	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.32	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.3	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$51.8	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.88	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.4	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$39.1	$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$130	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2993	$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28492	$12548

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2597
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2527
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2400
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2368
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2248
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2665
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2580
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2347
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2838
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2826
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2925
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2882
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2142
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2846
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2820
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$2693
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3296
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1492
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2706
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1952
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2702
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3444
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3083
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3128
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3041
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2861
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1327
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1282
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3073
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3051
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3380
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2930
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3059
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693