Bern vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$4771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	80	99
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	135K	3.9M

The cost of living in Bern is 26% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 987th and 80th ($2381 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 36th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Los Angeles

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	Bern	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$28838

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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	$3234
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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919