Bern vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$582
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
77
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
135K
10.6M

The cost of living in Bern is 232% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 743rd and 6641st ($2512 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 4th in Switzerland and Indonesia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 33rd and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Jakarta

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Bern Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$9494

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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 Jakarta

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$577
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549