Bern vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	80	68
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	135K	385K

The cost of living in Bern is 7% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 987th and 718th ($2381 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 664th in Switzerland and the United States, respectively. Check Switzerland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 36th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Tampa

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	Bern	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2335
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265