Bern vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	80	44
😀 Quality of life	94	58
🏙️ Population	135K	1.13M

The cost of living in Bern is 157% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 987th and 5898th ($2381 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 3rd 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 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 36th and 5536th 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	$23.7	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$7607

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2457
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2481
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2331
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2470
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2658
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2891
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2931
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2897
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2717
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2643
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3088
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3233
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1434
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2732
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1950
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2738
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3426
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3099
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3059
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$2970
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2934
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1360
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1249
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3037
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$2976
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3296
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2873
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$2974
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521