Bern vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
81
70
😀 Quality of life
97
50
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.01M

The cost of living in Bern is 575% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 149th and 8843rd ($3134 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in Switzerland and Pakistan, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Islamabad

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Bern Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.4
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$7.02
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$3118

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2997
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2817
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2678
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2874
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2823
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3165
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3150
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3331
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3380
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3367
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2546
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3171
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3080
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3524
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3677
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1721
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3299
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2465
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3277
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4151
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3556
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3360
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3328
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3367
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1526
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1436
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3494
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3457
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3784
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3414
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3353
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3281
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3345
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379