Bern vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2857
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$2931
🏠 One person rent
$1571
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$2760
$937
🍽️ Food expenses
$890
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7360
$860
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
92
😀 Quality of life
93
81
🏙️ Population
137K
6.26M

The cost of living in Bern is 141% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 348th and 4785th ($2857 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 2nd in Switzerland and Chile, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 52nd and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Santiago

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Bern Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.3
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.92
$4.3
 Cappuccino
$7
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.23
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1759
$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3129
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2271
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.14%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16402
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9845
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.26
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.6
$8.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.68
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.5
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.31
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.4
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$48.4
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$143
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$168
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2526
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29629
$12174

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2907
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2711
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2543
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2891
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2868
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3138
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3043
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2554
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3199
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3126
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3321
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3288
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2644
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3117
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3034
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3393
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3587
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1700
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3134
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2468
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3125
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4491
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3519
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3312
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3264
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3348
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1447
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1465
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3514
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3492
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3857
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3441
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3281
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3231
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3239
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$807
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$926
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$801
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$741
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$831
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$891
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$896
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$904
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1114
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$957
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$937
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$981
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$828
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$930
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$930
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$928
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$898
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$876
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$699
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$860
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$908
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$626
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$757
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$718
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$883
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$882
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$740
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$788
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$702
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$923
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$848
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$788
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$890
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$795
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$851
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$872
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$844
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$590
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$895