Bern vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$1922
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	37
😀 Quality of life	94	73
🏙️ Population	135K	6.44K

The cost of living in Bern is 50% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 987th and 3109th ($2381 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 3rd in Switzerland and Malta, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 36th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Valletta

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	Bern	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$8456

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348