Bern vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
28
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
135K
846K

The cost of living in Bern is 467% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 743rd and 8885th ($2512 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Switzerland and Nepal, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 33rd and 6524th 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
$25
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$2.63
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$4063

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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 Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330