Bern vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$1832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$4509
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1019
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$1671
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$3756
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	80	70
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	135K	681K

The cost of living in Bern is 30% more expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 987th and 2302nd ($2381 vs $1832) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1898th 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 2.1 months in Oklahoma City. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Oklahoma City ranked 46th in the United States, while ranked 36th and 208th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Oklahoma City

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	Bern	Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$6.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$773
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$2111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$1675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$1575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$23318

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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 Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1878
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1861
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$1946
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1824
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1862
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1621
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$1989
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1855
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1748
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1814
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1816
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1638
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1671
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1865
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1874
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1851
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1864
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1855
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1544
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1629
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2205
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2229
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1846
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$2014
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2219
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2246
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2239
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2395
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2111
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2258
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2025
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2253
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2538
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2184