Bern vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bern	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2512	$1707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6867	$3550
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$1065
🏘️ Family rent	$2589	$1571
🍽️ Food expenses	$860	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6657	$1400
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	80	18
😀 Quality of life	95	61
🏙️ Population	135K	932K

The cost of living in Bern is 47% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 743rd and 2853rd ($2512 vs $1707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 10th in Switzerland and Spain, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Tenerife ranked 80th in Spain, while ranked 33rd and 5147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Tenerife

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	Bern	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.7	$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.7	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.39	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.78	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$1109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$956	$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$1649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2140	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$85.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.54%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14168	$2914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12333	$2073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.3	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$42.3	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.71	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.8	$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$45.5	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$8.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.04	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.9	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.9	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$138	$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$165	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2516	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22088	$6379

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1592
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1251
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1431
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1469
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1419
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1431
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1421
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$522
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$534
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$524
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$605
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$502
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$651
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$512
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$898
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$415
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$667
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$747
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$531
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$678
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$550
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$498
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1556
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1229
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1337
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1395
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2047
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1163
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1436
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1252