Bern vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2857
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$1571
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$2760
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$890
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$56.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7360
$1172
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
81
54
😀 Quality of life
93
70
🏙️ Population
137K
1.85M

The cost of living in Bern is 247% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 348th and 6661st ($2857 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 15th in Switzerland and Turkey, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.4 months in Kocaeli. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Kocaeli ranked 6th in Turkey, while ranked 52nd and 3857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Kocaeli

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Bern Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.3
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18
$6.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.92
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$7
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.23
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1759
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3129
$646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2271
$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.14%
40.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16402
$1076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9845
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.26
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.6
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.68
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.6
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.5
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$2.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.31
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.4
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$48.4
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$143
$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$168
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2526
$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29629
$6507

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2907
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2711
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2543
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2891
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2868
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3138
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3043
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2554
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3199
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3126
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3321
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3288
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2644
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3117
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3034
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3393
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3587
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1700
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3134
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2468
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3125
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4491
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3519
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3312
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3264
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3348
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1447
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1465
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3514
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3492
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3857
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3441
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3281
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3231
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3239
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Izmit
$899
13 km or 8.1 mi Korfez
$790
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$807
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$812
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$634
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$651
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$598
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$710
79 km or 49 mi Istanbul
$1328
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$764
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$763
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$866
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$656
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$747
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$713
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$606
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$731
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$724
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$692
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$593
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$750
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$679
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$702
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$557
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$752
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$522
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$702
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$741
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$855
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$830
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$1033
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$1201
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$743
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$699
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$1140
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$707
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$760
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$743