Bern vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2857
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$1571
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$2760
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$890
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7360
$2078
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
81
43
😀 Quality of life
93
77
🏙️ Population
137K
2.99M

The cost of living in Bern is 99% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 348th and 4191st ($2857 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in Switzerland and Kuwait, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 52nd and 1006th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Kuwait City

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Bern Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.3
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.92
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$7
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.23
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1759
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3129
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2271
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.14%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16402
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9845
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.26
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.6
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.68
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.6
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.5
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.31
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.4
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$48.4
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$143
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$168
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2526
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29629
$9163

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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 Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451