Bern vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bern	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3134	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7894	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$2847	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$915	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$321	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7577	$215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	81	19
😀 Quality of life	97	41
🏙️ Population	1.07M	159K

The cost of living in Bern is 220% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 149th and 5816th ($3134 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 2.4 months in Bern compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6th and 7752nd 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	$26.4	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.1	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.22	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$7.02	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.42	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1809	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1304	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3323	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2359	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.33%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18429	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8492	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$46.9	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.94	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$41.9	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.35	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.37	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.49	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.4	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.2	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$53.8	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$134	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$167	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2477	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25921	$3260

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507