Common information
- Country
- Switzerland
- Population
- 48 614
Cost of living and prices in Biel/Bienne
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre1,060USD/month
- in city centre1,346USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre1,458USD/month
- in city centre2,018USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 22 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 112 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 15 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 6 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 6 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 6 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 27 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 34 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 2 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 12 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 4 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 10 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 4 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 101 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 11 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 4 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 71 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 28,034 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 24,670 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 105 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 67 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 20 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 146 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 82 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 128 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 138 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 247 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 20 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 1,346 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 1,060 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 2,018 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,458 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 11,587 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 9,531 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 7,812 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 2.5 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Biel/Bienne
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 32 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
| Average high, °C | 21 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 14 |
| Average temperature, °C | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | -0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 9 |
| Average low, °C | 10 | 6 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 5 |
| Record low, °C | 1 | -3 | -11 | 0 | -23 | 0 | -12 | -6 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -23 |
| Rain, days | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 152 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Fog, days | 21 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 245 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 86 | 88 | 115 | 121 | 109 | 100 | 90 | 75 | 98 | 108 | 92 | 121 | 1203 |
| Relative humidity, % | 84 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 85 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 80 | 83 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 93 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 90 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 58 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 52 | 51 | 63 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 28 | 31 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 31 |
| Monthly sunshine, часов | 133 | 123 | 92 | 82 | 98 | 99 | 115 | 129 | 137 | 149 | 176 | 164 | 1497 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 10 | 6 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 55 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 162 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 201 | 282 | 262 | 1025 |
| Atmosphere pressure, bar | 842 | 840 | 837 | 836 | 837 | 836 | 836 | 835 | 839 | 842 | 843 | 843 | 10065 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 12 |