Bern vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bern	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2945	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7244	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1636	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2802	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$912	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7481	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	95
😀 Quality of life	96	69
🏙️ Population	137K	11.5M

The cost of living in Bern is 180% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 237th and 5192nd ($2945 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Switzerland and Brazil, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 27th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Sao Paulo

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	Bern	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.7	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.2	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.74	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.4	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.2	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1700	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2315	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$268	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.57%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21955	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8426	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.58	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.7	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$44.2	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.7	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.24	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.9	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$40.8	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.33	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$25.8	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.5	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$132	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$163	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2454	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23412	$15428

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2956
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2725
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2576
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2755
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2732
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2865
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2998
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2567
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$3175
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3123
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3231
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3197
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2489
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$3041
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2964
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3399
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3565
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1694
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$3069
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2397
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$3040
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3836
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3381
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3240
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3207
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3239
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1467
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1400
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3392
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3282
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3691
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3153
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3249
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666