Bern vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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