Bern vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$1443
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
38
😀 Quality of life
94
75
🏙️ Population
134K
767K

The cost of living in Bern is 107% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 579th and 4330th ($2569 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 2nd in Switzerland and Croatia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 44th and 983rd 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
$24.4
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$10009

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755