Almaty vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$2945
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$7244
🏠 One person rent
$477
$1636
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$2802
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$912
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$7481
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
80
😀 Quality of life
70
96
🏙️ Population
2.23M
137K

The cost of living in Almaty is 70% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 6307th and 237th ($884 vs $2945) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Kazakhstan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 2.5 months in Bern. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Bern ranked 6th in Switzerland, while ranked 4103rd and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Bern

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Almaty Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$26.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$20.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$8.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$6.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$5.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$1700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$1330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$3110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$2315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$268
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$59.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
2.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$21955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$8426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$4.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$98.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$44.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$8.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$28.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$40.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$4.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$83
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$25.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$51.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$163
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$2454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$23412

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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