Bern vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bern	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2945	$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7244	$4606
🏠 One person rent	$1636	$1034
🏘️ Family rent	$2802	$1696
🍽️ Food expenses	$912	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7481	$3672
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	80	71
😀 Quality of life	96	90
🏙️ Population	137K	681K

The cost of living in Bern is 57% more expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 237th and 2425th ($2945 vs $1872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1852nd 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 2.5 months in Bern compared to 2 months in Oklahoma City. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Oklahoma City ranked 72nd in the United States, while ranked 27th and 236th 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	$26.7	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.2	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.74	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.4	$5.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.2	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1700	$869
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$1604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2315	$1327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$268	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.7	$76.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.57%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21955	$1976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8426	$1705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.58	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.7	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$44.2	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.7	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.24	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.9	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$40.8	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.33	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$25.8	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$95.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.5	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$132	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$163	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2454	$1590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23412	$23277

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2956
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2725
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2576
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2755
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2732
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2865
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2998
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2567
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$3175
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3123
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3231
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3197
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2489
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$3041
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2964
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3399
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3565
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1694
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$3069
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2397
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$3040
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3836
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3381
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3240
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3207
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3239
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1467
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1400
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3392
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3282
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3691
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3153
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3249
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169

Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1896
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1879
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$1959
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1831
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1883
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1620
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$1985
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1854
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1755
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1821
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1832
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1630
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1659
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1881
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1886
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1893
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1810
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1838
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1567
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1637
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2263
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2307
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1855
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1937
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2199
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2216
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2359
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2369
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2123
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2246
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2038
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2336
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2268
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2025
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2199