Bern vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bern	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2512	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6867	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$2589	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$860	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6657	$5275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	80	99
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	135K	3.9M

The cost of living in Bern is 21% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 743rd and 72nd ($2512 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 33rd and 47th 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	$25	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.7	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.7	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.39	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.78	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$956	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2140	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.54%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14168	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12333	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.3	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$42.3	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.71	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.8	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$45.5	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.04	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.9	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.9	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$138	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$165	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2516	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22088	$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754