Almaty vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$2381
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$6677
🏠 One person rent
$464
$1185
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$2375
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$829
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$6312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
51
80
😀 Quality of life
66
94
🏙️ Population
2.23M
135K

The cost of living in Almaty is 63% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 6143rd and 987th ($881 vs $2381) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd in Kazakhstan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 2.7 months in Bern. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Bern ranked 8th in Switzerland, while ranked 4016th and 36th 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
$7.16
$23.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$88.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$7.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$4.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$1326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$889
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$2668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
2.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$13401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$11590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$89.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$6.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$24.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$29.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$42.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$3.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$46.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$131
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$156
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$2981
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$27477

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$349

$907

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23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$785
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

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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