Bern vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2885
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$820
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
95
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
135K
15.5M

The cost of living in Bern is 123% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 743rd and 4816th ($2512 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Switzerland and Turkey, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 33rd and 790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Istanbul

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Bern Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$4.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$13982

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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 Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985