Bern vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$1337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	80	18
😀 Quality of life	94	60
🏙️ Population	135K	932K

The cost of living in Bern is 48% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 987th and 3004th ($2381 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 9th in Switzerland and Spain, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 36th and 5171st 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	$23.7	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$6114

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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	$3234
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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291