Bern vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	80	92
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	135K	2.75M

The cost of living in Bern is 39% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 987th and 2624th ($2381 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 2nd in Switzerland and Italy, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 36th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Rome

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	Bern	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$9864

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201