Bern vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
38
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
135K
767K

The cost of living in Bern is 100% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 743rd and 4447th ($2512 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 4th in Switzerland and Croatia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 33rd and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Zagreb

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Bern Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$3.19
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$10598

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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 Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780