Bern vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bern	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2857	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$1571	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$2760	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7360	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	81	82
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	137K	468K

The cost of living in Bern is 26% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 348th and 1363rd ($2857 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1143rd 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 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 52nd and 219th 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	$26.3	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$7	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.23	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1759	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3129	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2271	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.14%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16402	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9845	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.26	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.6	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.68	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.6	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.1	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$40.5	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.31	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.4	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.1	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$48.4	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$143	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$168	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2526	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29629	$24243

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2907
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2711
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2543
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2891
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2868
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$3138
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$3043
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2554
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$3199
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3126
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3321
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3288
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2644
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$3117
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$3034
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3393
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3587
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1700
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$3134
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2468
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$3125
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$4491
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3519
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3312
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3264
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3348
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1447
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1465
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3514
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3492
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3857
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3231
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3239
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729