Bern vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bern	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2569	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7059	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$1356	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6378	$1379
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	80	18
😀 Quality of life	94	62
🏙️ Population	134K	932K

The cost of living in Bern is 55% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 579th and 2824th ($2569 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 10th in Switzerland and Spain, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Tenerife ranked 74th in Spain, while ranked 44th and 5100th 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	$24.4	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.6	$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17	$8.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.18	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1040	$913
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2631	$1541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2284	$1345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15943	$2349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11901	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.33	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.7	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.32	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.2	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.3	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$51.8	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$4.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$8.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.88	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.4	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$39.1	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$130	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2993	$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28492	$6126

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2597
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2527
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2400
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2368
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2248
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2665
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2580
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2347
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2838
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2826
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2925
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2882
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2142
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2846
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2820
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$2693
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3296
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1492
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2706
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1952
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2702
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3444
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3083
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3128
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3041
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2861
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1327
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1282
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3073
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3051
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3380
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2930
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3059
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1624
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1499
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1327
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$536
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1044
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1009
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1047
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1048
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1046
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$516
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$533
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$508
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$625
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$470
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$609
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$503
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$826
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$437
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$627
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$445
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$574
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$717
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$533
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$618
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$520
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$424
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1416
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1251
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1332
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1392
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2218
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1318
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1494
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1328