Bern vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$892
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$401
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
81
73
😀 Quality of life
97
63
🏙️ Population
1.07M
4.5M

The cost of living in Bern is 760% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 149th and 9043rd ($3134 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 45th in Switzerland and India, respectively. Check Switzerland vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 6th and 5562nd 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
$26.4
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$7.02
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$1886

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300