Bern vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$995
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$184
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
63
😀 Quality of life
94
53
🏙️ Population
134K
14.9M

The cost of living in Bern is 516% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 579th and 8902nd ($2569 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in Switzerland and Pakistan, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 44th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Karachi

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Bern Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.4
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$3.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$1093

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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 Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546