Bern vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bern	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2569	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7059	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$1356	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6378	$733
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	80	82
😀 Quality of life	94	66
🏙️ Population	134K	5.38M

The cost of living in Bern is 217% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 579th and 6353rd ($2569 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 3rd in Switzerland and Russia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 44th and 4239th 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	$24.4	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.6	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.18	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1040	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2631	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2284	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15943	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11901	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.33	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.7	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.32	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.3	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$51.8	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.88	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.4	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$39.1	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$130	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2993	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28492	$6504

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438