Bern vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	80	29
😀 Quality of life	94	36
🏙️ Population	135K	159K

The cost of living in Bern is 183% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 987th and 6298th ($2381 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd 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 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 36th and 7365th 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	$23.7	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$2887

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2457
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2481
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2331
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2470
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2658
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2891
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2931
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2897
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2717
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2643
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3088
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3234
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1434
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2732
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1950
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2738
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3426
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3099
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3059
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$2970
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2934
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1360
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1249
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3037
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$2976
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3296
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2873
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$2974
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491