Bern vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$4114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	80	81
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	135K	1.43M

The cost of living in Bern is 17% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 987th and 1745th ($2381 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1531st 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 months in San Antonio. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 36th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs San Antonio

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	Bern	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$16552

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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	$3233
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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133