Bern vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bern	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2512	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6867	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$2589	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$860	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6657	$5811
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	100
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	135K	690K

The cost of living in Bern is 20% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 743rd and 93rd ($2512 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 74th in Switzerland and the United States, respectively. Check Switzerland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 33rd and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Washington

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	Bern	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.7	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.39	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.78	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$956	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2140	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.54%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14168	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12333	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.3	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$42.3	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.71	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.8	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$45.5	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.04	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.9	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.9	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$138	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$165	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2516	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22088	$23453

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948