Bern vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$175
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
80
29
😀 Quality of life
94
21
🏙️ Population
134K
4.27M

The cost of living in Bern is 353% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 579th and 7972nd ($2569 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in Switzerland and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 44th and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Kabul

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Bern Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.4
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$8.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$1370

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484