Bern vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bern	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2512	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6867	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2589	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$860	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6657	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	95
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	135K	11.5M

The cost of living in Bern is 148% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 743rd and 5616th ($2512 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Switzerland and Brazil, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 33rd and 4573rd 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	$25	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.7	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.7	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.39	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.78	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$956	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2140	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.54%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14168	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12333	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.3	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$42.3	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.71	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.8	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$45.5	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.04	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.9	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$138	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$165	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2516	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22088	$13135

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2592
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2646
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2517
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2738
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2424
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2746
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2823
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2373
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2989
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2940
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3068
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3020
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2207
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2843
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2741
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3257
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3415
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1531
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2890
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2052
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2871
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3627
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3320
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3206
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3135
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3048
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1384
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1366
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3139
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3163
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3392
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3013
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3057
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629