Bern vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	80	82
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	135K	468K

The cost of living in Bern is 0.3% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 987th and 972nd ($2381 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 892nd in Switzerland and the United States, respectively. Check Switzerland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 36th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Raleigh

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	Bern	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$21914

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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	$3233
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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682