Baku vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$7059
🏠 One person rent
$307
$1356
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$2684
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$836
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$6378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
48
80
😀 Quality of life
59
94
🏙️ Population
2.3M
134K

The cost of living in Baku is 71% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 6560th and 579th ($753 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Azerbaijan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 2.5 months in Bern. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Bern ranked 7th in Switzerland, while ranked 5476th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Bern

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Baku Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$24.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$93.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$7.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$4.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$1040
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$2631
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$2284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$15943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$11901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$45.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$7.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$25.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$28.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$51.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$22.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$39.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$130
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$156
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$2993
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$28492

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$685
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$553
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$612
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$471
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$561
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$419
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$546
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$823
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$475
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$884
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$772
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$878
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$530
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$497
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$547
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$627
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1148
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$622
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$719
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$734
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$645
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$451
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$833
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$968
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1085
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1187
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$692
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$690
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$595
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$990
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$691
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$386
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$778
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$497
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$519
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$434
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$861
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$616

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