Bern vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1966
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
93
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
135K
1.86M

The cost of living in Bern is 41% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 743rd and 2592nd ($2512 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Switzerland and Poland, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 33rd and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Warsaw

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Bern Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$4.93
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$8.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$13474

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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 Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390