Bern vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	80	100
😀 Quality of life	94	100
🏙️ Population	135K	4.84M

The cost of living in Bern is 6% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 987th and 745th ($2381 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Switzerland and Australia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 36th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Sydney

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	Bern	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$17957

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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	$3234
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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683