Bern vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$468
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
75
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
135K
4.5M

The cost of living in Bern is 515% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 743rd and 8957th ($2512 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 26th in Switzerland and India, respectively. Check Switzerland vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 33rd and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Kolkata

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Bern Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$3.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$1751

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311