Bern vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1086
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$162
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$34.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$152
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
83
😀 Quality of life
95
57
🏙️ Population
135K
9.61M

The cost of living in Bern is 493% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 743rd and 8926th ($2512 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 2nd in Switzerland and Egypt, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 33rd and 5583rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$16.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$9.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$7.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$2.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$3.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$3.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$1916

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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 Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741