Bern vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bern	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2512	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6867	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$2589	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$860	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6657	$4224
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	80	81
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	135K	1.43M

The cost of living in Bern is 15% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 743rd and 1380th ($2512 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1203rd 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 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 33rd and 118th 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	$25	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.7	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.39	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.78	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$956	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2140	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.54%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14168	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12333	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.3	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$42.3	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.71	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.8	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$45.5	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.04	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.9	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.9	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$138	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$165	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2516	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22088	$10912

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2592
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2646
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2517
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2738
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2424
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2746
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2823
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2373
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2989
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2940
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3068
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3020
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2207
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2843
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2741
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3257
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3415
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1531
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2890
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2052
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2871
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3627
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3320
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3206
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3135
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3048
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1384
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1366
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3139
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3163
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3392
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3013
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3057
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137