Bern vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2857
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$1571
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$2760
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$890
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7360
$4276
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
89
😀 Quality of life
93
97
🏙️ Population
137K
5.87M

The cost of living in Bern is 8% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 348th and 165th ($2857 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in Switzerland and Singapore, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 52nd and 8th 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
$26.3
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.92
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$7
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.23
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1759
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3129
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2271
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.14%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16402
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9845
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.26
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.6
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.68
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.6
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.5
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.31
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.4
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$48.4
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$143
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$168
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2526
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29629
$27027

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2907
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2711
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2543
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2891
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2868
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3138
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3043
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2554
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3199
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3126
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3321
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3288
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2644
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3117
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3034
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3393
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3587
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1700
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3134
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2468
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3125
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4491
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3519
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3312
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3264
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3348
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1447
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1465
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3514
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3492
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3857
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3441
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3281
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3231
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3239
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286

Cities near Singapore City

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$422
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637