Bern vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bern	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2512	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6867	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$2589	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$860	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6657	$4933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	80	94
😀 Quality of life	95	77
🏙️ Population	135K	467K

The cost of living in Bern is 6% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 743rd and 464th ($2512 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 406th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 33rd and 769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Long Beach

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	Bern	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.7	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.39	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.78	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$956	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2140	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.54%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14168	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12333	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.3	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$42.3	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.71	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.9	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.8	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$45.5	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.04	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.9	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.9	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$138	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$165	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2516	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22088	$21877

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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

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614