Arlington vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$2512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$6867
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$1268
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$2589
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$860
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$6657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	80
😀 Quality of life	74	95
🏙️ Population	394K	135K

The cost of living in Arlington is 26% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 2251st and 743rd ($1869 vs $2512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 44th in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 2.6 months in Bern. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Bern ranked 6th in Switzerland, while ranked 1283rd and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Bern

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	Arlington	Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$88.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$17.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$7.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$4.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	2.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$14168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$12333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$93.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$42.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$7.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$25.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$29.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$45.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$22.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$165
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$2516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$22088

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

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