Bern vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bern	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2945	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7244	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$1636	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$2802	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$912	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7481	$211
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	80	30
😀 Quality of life	96	43
🏙️ Population	137K	159K

The cost of living in Bern is 206% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 237th and 5871st ($2945 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th 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 0.2 months in Praia. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 27th and 7431st 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	$26.7	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.2	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.74	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.4	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.2	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1700	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2315	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$268	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.7	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.57%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21955	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8426	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.58	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.7	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$44.2	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.7	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.24	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.9	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$40.8	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.33	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$25.8	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.5	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$132	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$163	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2454	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23412	$3216

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2956
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2725
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2576
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2755
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2732
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2865
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2998
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2567
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$3175
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3123
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3231
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3197
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2489
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$3041
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2964
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3399
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3565
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1694
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$3069
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2397
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$3040
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3836
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3381
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3240
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3207
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3239
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1467
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1400
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3392
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3282
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3691
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3153
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3249
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506