Bern vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bern	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2569	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7059	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$1356	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6378	$5439
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	80	87
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	134K	1.39M

The cost of living in Bern is 25% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 579th and 26th ($2569 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 23rd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 44th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs San Diego

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	Bern	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.4	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.6	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.18	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1040	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2631	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2284	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15943	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11901	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.33	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.7	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.32	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.3	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$51.8	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.88	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.4	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$39.1	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$130	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2993	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28492	$18429

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2597
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2527
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2400
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2368
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2248
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2665
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2580
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2347
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2838
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2826
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2925
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2882
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2142
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2846
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2820
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$2693
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3296
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1492
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2706
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1952
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2702
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3444
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3083
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3128
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3041
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2861
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1327
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1282
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3073
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3051
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3380
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2930
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3059
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606