Almaty vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$2857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$531
$1571
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$2760
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$890
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$7360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
81
😀 Quality of life
70
93
🏙️ Population
2.23M
137K

The cost of living in Almaty is 65% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 5468th and 348th ($1014 vs $2857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 2.6 months in Bern. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Bern ranked 6th in Switzerland, while ranked 3901st and 52nd 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
$8.96
$26.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$8.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$5.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$1759
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$3129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$2271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
2.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$16402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$9845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$4.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$45.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$8.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$25.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$27.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$40.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$4.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$91.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$26.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$48.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$143
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$168
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$2526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$29629

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2907
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2711
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2543
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2891
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2868
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3138
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3043
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2554
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3199
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3126
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3321
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3288
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2644
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3117
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3034
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3393
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3587
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1700
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3134
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2468
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3125
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4491
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3519
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3312
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3264
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3348
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1447
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1465
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3514
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3492
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3857
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3441
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3281
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3231
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3239
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286