Bern vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$4040
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	80	89
😀 Quality of life	94	97
🏙️ Population	135K	5.87M

The cost of living in Bern is 22% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 987th and 129th ($2381 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Switzerland and Singapore, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 36th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Singapore City

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	Bern	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$27780

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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	$3233
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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605