Bern vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$1969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
39
😀 Quality of life
97
79
🏙️ Population
1.07M
767K

The cost of living in Bern is 111% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 149th and 4105th ($3134 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 6th in Switzerland and Croatia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 6th and 780th 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
$26.4
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$7.02
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$12339

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2997
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2817
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2678
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2874
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2823
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3165
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3150
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3331
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3380
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3367
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2546
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3171
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3080
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3524
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3677
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1721
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3299
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2465
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3277
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4151
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3556
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3360
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3328
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3367
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1526
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1436
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3494
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3457
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3784
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3414
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3353
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3281
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3345
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961