Bern vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bern	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2857	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$1571	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2760	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7360	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	81	19
😀 Quality of life	93	68
🏙️ Population	137K	955K

The cost of living in Bern is 64% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 348th and 3058th ($2857 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 14th 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 0.9 months in Tenerife. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 52nd and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bern	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.3	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$7	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.23	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1759	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3129	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2271	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.14%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16402	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9845	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.26	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$45.6	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.22	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.68	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.6	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.1	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$40.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.31	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.4	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.1	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$26.2	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$48.4	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$143	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$168	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2526	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29629	$7249

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2907
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2711
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2543
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2891
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2868
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$3138
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$3043
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2554
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$3199
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3126
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3321
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3288
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2644
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$3117
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$3034
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3393
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3587
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1700
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$3134
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2468
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$3125
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$4491
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3519
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3312
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3264
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3348
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1447
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1465
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3514
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3492
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3857
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3231
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3239
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469