Bern vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bern	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2569	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7059	$2648
🏠 One person rent	$1356	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6378	$359
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	80	94
😀 Quality of life	94	62
🏙️ Population	134K	6.78M

The cost of living in Bern is 154% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 579th and 5234th ($2569 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 2nd in Switzerland and Brazil, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 44th and 5089th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Bern	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.4	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.6	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.18	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1040	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2631	$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2284	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15943	$2527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11901	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.33	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.7	$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.32	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.3	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$51.8	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.88	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.4	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$39.1	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$130	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2993	$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28492	$10845

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2597
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2527
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2400
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2368
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2248
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2665
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2580
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2347
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2838
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2826
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2925
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2882
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2142
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2846
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2820
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$2693
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3296
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1492
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2706
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1952
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2702
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3444
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3083
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3128
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3041
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2861
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1327
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1282
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3073
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3051
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3380
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2930
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3059
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$778
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$645
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$619
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$717
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$691
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$702
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$711
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$560
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$633
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$685
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$616
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$617
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$701
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$669
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$631
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$681
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$579
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$541
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$775
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$620