Bern vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bern	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2857	$2259
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$5420
🏠 One person rent	$1571	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$2760	$2278
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7360	$4438
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	81
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	137K	919K

The cost of living in Bern is 26% more expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 348th and 1371st ($2857 vs $2259) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1148th 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 2.6 months in Bern compared to 2 months in Fort Worth. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Fort Worth ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 52nd and 137th 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	$26.3	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$7	$6.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.23	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1759	$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$1096
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3129	$2396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2271	$1898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$72.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.14%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16402	$2968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9845	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.26	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.6	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.68	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.1	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$40.5	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$5.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.31	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.4	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.1	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.2	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$48.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$143	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$168	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2526	$1803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29629	$25420

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2907
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2711
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2543
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2891
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2868
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$3138
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$3043
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2554
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$3199
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3126
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3321
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3288
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2644
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$3117
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$3034
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3393
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3587
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1700
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$3134
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2468
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$3125
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$4491
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3519
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3312
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3264
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3348
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1447
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1465
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3514
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3492
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3857
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3231
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3239
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2128
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1913
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2122
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2128
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2129
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2164
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2316
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2086
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2120
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2170
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2017
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2062
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2206
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2148
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2182
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2168
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2205
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2202
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1968
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2193
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2220
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2209
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2172
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2155
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2397
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2205