Bern vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bern	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2945	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7244	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$1636	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$2802	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$912	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7481	$1744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	80	26
😀 Quality of life	96	77
🏙️ Population	137K	687K

The cost of living in Bern is 102% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 237th and 4103rd ($2945 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 61st 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 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 27th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Zaragoza

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	Bern	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.7	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.2	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.74	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$6.4	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.2	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1700	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2315	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$268	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.7	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.57%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21955	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8426	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.58	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.7	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$44.2	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.7	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.24	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.9	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$40.8	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.33	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$25.8	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$51.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$132	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$163	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2454	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23412	$8269

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2956
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2725
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2576
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2755
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2732
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2865
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2998
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2567
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$3175
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3123
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3231
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3197
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2489
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$3041
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2964
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3399
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3565
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1694
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$3069
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2397
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$3040
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3836
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3381
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3240
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3207
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3239
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1467
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1400
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3392
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3282
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3691
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3153
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3249
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581