Bern vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$2294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	80	98
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	135K	3.42M

The cost of living in Bern is 34% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 987th and 2443rd ($2381 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 5th in Switzerland and Spain, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 36th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Madrid

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	Bern	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$10042

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522