Bern vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$1618
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$240
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
80
66
😀 Quality of life
94
48
🏙️ Population
135K
1.96M

The cost of living in Bern is 355% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 987th and 8454th ($2381 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 72nd in Switzerland and Iran, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 36th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.7
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$0.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
26.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$5.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$77.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$594

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Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2457
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2481
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2331
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2470
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2308
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2658
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2891
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2931
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2897
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2717
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2643
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3088
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3233
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1434
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2732
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1950
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2738
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3426
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3099
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3059
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2970
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2934
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1360
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1249
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3037
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2976
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3296
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2960
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2988
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2873
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2974
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861

Cities near Isfahan

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$502
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$502
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$562
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$525
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$529
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$488
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$455
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$513
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$536
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$573
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$562
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$574
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$651
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$505
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$583
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$681
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$577
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$680
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$597
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$675
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$469
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$554
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$700
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$563
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$697
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$710
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$557
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$698
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$788
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$693
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$665
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$684
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$698
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$589
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$688