Bern vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1741
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$705
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$32.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$352
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
80
43
😀 Quality of life
95
51
🏙️ Population
135K
1.15M

The cost of living in Bern is 254% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 743rd and 6863rd ($2512 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Switzerland and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 33rd and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$897
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
18.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$1190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$6.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$7.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$1.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$6319

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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

Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530