Bern vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bern	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3134	$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7894	$2612
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2847	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$915	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$321	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7577	$600
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	81	44
😀 Quality of life	97	62
🏙️ Population	1.07M	2.2M

The cost of living in Bern is 189% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 149th and 5110th ($3134 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in Switzerland and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Switzerland vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 6th and 5729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Santo Domingo

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	Bern	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.4	$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.1	$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.22	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$7.02	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.42	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1809	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1304	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3323	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2359	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.33%	13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18429	$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8492	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$46.9	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.94	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28	$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$41.9	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.35	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.37	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.49	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.4	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.2	$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$53.8	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$134	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$167	$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2477	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25921	$6928

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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 Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$899
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$744
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$810
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$714
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$580
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$785
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$768
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$700
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$551
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$678
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$820
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$753
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$553
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$734
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$769
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$777
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$930
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$1006
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1114
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$791
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$797
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$785
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$549
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1313
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1209
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1457
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1590
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1473
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1663
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1628
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1610
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$550