Bern vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$6767
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$1663
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$3057
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$4399
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
99
😀 Quality of life
95
99
🏙️ Population
135K
4.84M

The cost of living in Bern is 10% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 743rd and 312th ($2512 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Switzerland and Australia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 33rd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$7.41
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$29.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2286
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2472
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1997
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1732
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1532
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1833
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1674
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1748
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1500
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2393
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1815
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1289
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1746
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1717
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1958
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1829
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2300
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2141
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1805
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1800
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1397
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1635
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1876
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1877
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1738
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1758
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2397
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1822
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1799
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1795
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2491
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1757
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1925
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1892
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1357
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1754