Bern vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$328
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
80
43
😀 Quality of life
94
53
🏙️ Population
134K
1.12M

The cost of living in Bern is 293% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 579th and 7174th ($2569 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in Switzerland and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 44th and 6097th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.4
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
17.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$7.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$8.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$5.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$3.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$1.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$35.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$5913

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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

Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562