Bern vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
61
😀 Quality of life
97
63
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.42M

The cost of living in Bern is 528% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 149th and 8722nd ($3134 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 24th in Switzerland and Ukraine, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 6th and 5605th 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
$26.4
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$7.02
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$3.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$2953

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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 Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$757
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$516
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$630
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$505
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$567
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$562