Bern vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$846
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
82
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
135K
5.38M

The cost of living in Bern is 187% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 743rd and 6204th ($2512 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 2nd in Switzerland and Russia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 33rd and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Saint Petersburg

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Bern Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$2.67
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$5.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$6847

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525