Top 10 Most Expensive Cities for Expats

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No. 9: Bern, Switzerland (tie)


2012 rank: 14

Switzerland is an overall expensive country, as you’ll realize once you read this countdown of the most expensive cities for expats, but apartments do tend to be cheaper in Bern, at around $2,600 per month. Everything else is anything but cheap. Expect to pay an average of $138 for a pair of jeans, $19 for a movie ticket, and a whopping $2.02 for a liter of gasoline.


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