Bern vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bern	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2857	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1571	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$2760	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7360	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	81	99
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	137K	3.9M

The cost of living in Bern is 16% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 348th and 62nd ($2857 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 52nd and 50th 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	$26.3	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$7	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.23	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1759	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3129	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2271	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.14%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16402	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9845	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.26	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.6	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.68	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.6	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.1	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$40.5	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.31	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.4	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.1	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.2	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$48.4	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$143	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$168	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2526	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29629	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000