Bern vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$868
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
80
78
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
135K
6.6M

The cost of living in Bern is 481% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 743rd and 8907th ($2512 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 20th in Switzerland and India, respectively. Check Switzerland vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 2 months in Chennai. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 33rd and 4094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Chennai

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Bern Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$2.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$1425

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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 Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287