Bern vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1307
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
60
😀 Quality of life
95
56
🏙️ Population
135K
1.42M

The cost of living in Bern is 399% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 743rd and 8657th ($2512 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 17th in Switzerland and Ukraine, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 33rd and 5755th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Kharkiv

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Bern Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$5.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$52.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$4.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$7.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$4.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$9.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$3.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$2513

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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 Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$451
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$473
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$449
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$533
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$415
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$447
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$457
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$679
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$506
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$576
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$456
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$469
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$405
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$508
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$419
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$432
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$471
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$491
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$513
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$465
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$450
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$627
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$572
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$795
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$469
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$375
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$416
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$508
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$507
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$537
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$529