Bern vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$1360
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$388
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
60
😀 Quality of life
94
56
🏙️ Population
135K
1.42M

The cost of living in Bern is 370% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 987th and 8600th ($2381 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 20th in Switzerland and Ukraine, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.8 months in Kharkiv. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 36th and 5713th 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
$23.7
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$5.64
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$85
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$5.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
17.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$1.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$3129

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2457
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2481
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2331
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2470
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2308
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2658
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2891
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2931
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2897
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2717
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2643
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3088
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3234
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1434
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2732
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1950
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2738
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3426
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3099
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3059
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2970
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2934
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1360
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1249
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3037
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2976
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3296
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2960
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2988
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2873
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2974
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$552
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$486
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$586
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$434
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$473
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$490
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$718
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$550
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$605
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$444
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$611
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$536
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$459
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$574
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$448
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$455
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$505
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$507
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$550
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$494
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$430
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$513
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$433
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$571
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$683
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$617
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$850
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$440
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$400
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$433
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$561
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$552
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$538
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$595
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$549