Bern vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$1637
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	80	27
😀 Quality of life	94	59
🏙️ Population	135K	687K

The cost of living in Bern is 116% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 987th and 4828th ($2381 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 120th 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 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 36th and 5447th 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	$23.7	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387