Almaty vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$7059
🏠 One person rent
$585
$1356
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$2684
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$836
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$6378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
80
😀 Quality of life
64
94
🏙️ Population
1.92M
134K

The cost of living in Almaty is 59% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 4975th and 579th ($1051 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th 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 7th in Switzerland, while ranked 4635th and 44th 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
$8.87
$24.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$93.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$7.18
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$4.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$1040
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$2631
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$2284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$15943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$11901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$45.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$7.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$25.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$28.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$51.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$22.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$39.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$130
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$156
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$2993
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$28492

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916