Almaty vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$2512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$6867
🏠 One person rent
$499
$1268
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$2589
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$860
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$6657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
80
😀 Quality of life
65
95
🏙️ Population
1.92M
135K

The cost of living in Almaty is 63% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 6015th and 743rd ($941 vs $2512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th 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 2.6 months in Bern. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Bern ranked 6th in Switzerland, while ranked 4176th and 33rd 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
$8.28
$25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$88.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$17.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$7.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$4.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
2.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$14168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$12333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$93.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$42.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$7.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$25.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$29.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$45.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$22.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$165
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$2516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$22088

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011