Bern vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bern	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3134	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7894	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$2847	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$915	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$321	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7577	$4089
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	81	81
😀 Quality of life	97	91
🏙️ Population	1.07M	1.43M

The cost of living in Bern is 52% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 149th and 1874th ($3134 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1483rd 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 2.4 months in Bern compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 6th and 170th 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	$26.4	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.1	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.22	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$7.02	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.42	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1809	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1304	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3323	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2359	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.33%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18429	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8492	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$46.9	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.94	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$41.9	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.35	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.37	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.49	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.4	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.2	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$53.8	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$134	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$167	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2477	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25921	$17470

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2997
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2817
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2678
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2874
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2823
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$3165
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$3150
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2654
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$3331
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3222
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3380
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3367
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2546
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$3171
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$3080
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3524
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1498
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3677
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1726
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1731
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1721
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$3299
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2465
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$3277
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$4151
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3556
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3360
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3328
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3367
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1526
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1436
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3494
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3457
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1711
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3784
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3281
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3345
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150