Bern vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bern	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2569	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7059	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$1356	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6378	$269
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	80	30
😀 Quality of life	94	37
🏙️ Population	134K	159K

The cost of living in Bern is 271% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 579th and 6860th ($2569 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 2nd in Switzerland and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.4 months in Praia. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 44th and 7486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Praia

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	Bern	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.4	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.6	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.18	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1040	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2631	$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2284	$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$70.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	14.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15943	$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11901	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.33	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.7	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.32	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.3	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$51.8	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.88	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.4	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$39.1	$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$130	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2993	$75.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28492	$1069

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$692
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$749
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1179
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1067
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1009
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$486
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$556
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$441
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1068
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1070
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1081
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$584
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$618
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$799
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1049
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$778
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$968
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1024
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$971
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$751
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$989
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$689
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$689
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$975
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$501
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$518
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$470
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$536
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$471