Bern vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$2289
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$5688
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1368
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$2517
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$621
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$4336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	80	82
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	135K	919K

The cost of living in Bern is 4% more expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 987th and 1178th ($2381 vs $2289) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1073rd in Switzerland and the United States, respectively. Check Switzerland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Fort Worth ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 36th and 210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Fort Worth

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	Bern	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$1480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$1079
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$2669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$2125
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$2229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$2097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$3.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$6.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$98.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$1782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$23220

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2457
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2481
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2331
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2470
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2658
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2891
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2931
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2897
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2717
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2643
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3088
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3233
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1434
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2732
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1950
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2738
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3426
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3099
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3059
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$2970
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2934
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1360
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1249
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3037
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$2976
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3296
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2873
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$2974
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2143
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2148
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2165
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2126
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2093
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1883
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2086
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2079
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2105
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2159
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2305
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1808
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2095
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2149
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2111
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2025
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2224
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2155
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2164
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2471
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2219
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2014
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2176
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2246
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2242
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2538
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2395
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2158