Bern vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$214
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
81
29
😀 Quality of life
97
51
🏙️ Population
1.07M
846K

The cost of living in Bern is 661% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 149th and 8958th ($3134 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in Switzerland and Nepal, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 6th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Kathmandu

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Bern Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.4
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$7.02
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$3536

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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 Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360