Bern vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	80	92
😀 Quality of life	94	67
🏙️ Population	135K	9.21M

The cost of living in Bern is 105% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 987th and 4604th ($2381 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 7th in Switzerland and Mexico, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 36th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Mexico City

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	Bern	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$9034

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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 Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804