Bern vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Bern | Lima | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Bern is 144% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 987th and 5647th ($2381 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Switzerland and Peru, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Peru comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 36th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Bern vs Lima
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| Bern | Lima | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Bern
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.5 km or 2.2 mi |  Koniz | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Thun | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Biel/Bienne | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Fribourg | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Neuchatel | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Interlaken | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Bulle | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Kriens | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Yverdon-les-Bains | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Lucerne | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Emmen | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Aarau | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Allschwil | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Basel | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Montreux | |
| 71 km or 44 mi |  Saint-Louis | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Riehen | |
| 73 km or 45 mi |  Rheinfelden | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Weil am Rhein | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Lorrach | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Lausanne | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Sion | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Renens | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Zug | |
| 86 km or 54 mi | Baar | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Baden | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Wettingen | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Dietikon | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Belfort | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Mulhouse | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Altstetten | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Horgen | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Waldshut-Tiengen | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Zurich | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Wadenswil | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Dubendorf | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Bulach | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Uster | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Rapperswil-Jona |
Cities near Lima
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.8 mi |  Callao | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Huaral | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Huacho | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Huancayo | |
| 205 km or 128 mi | Pisco | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Huanuco | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Ica | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Huaraz | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Ayacucho | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Chimbote | |
| 483 km or 300 mi | Abancay | |
| 489 km or 304 mi | Trujillo | |
| 490 km or 304 mi | Pucallpa | |
| 567 km or 352 mi | Cajamarca | |
| 572 km or 355 mi | Cusco | |
| 623 km or 387 mi | Tarapoto | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Chachapoyas | |
| 663 km or 412 mi | Chiclayo | |
| 685 km or 426 mi |  Cruzeiro do Sul | |
| 732 km or 455 mi | Jaen | |
| 765 km or 475 mi | Arequipa | |
| 838 km or 521 mi | Juliaca | |
| 855 km or 531 mi | Puerto Maldonado | |
| 858 km or 533 mi | Piura | |
| 866 km or 538 mi | Puno | |
| 891 km or 554 mi | Sullana | |
| 896 km or 557 mi | Paita | |
| 927 km or 576 mi |  Loja | |
| 952 km or 591 mi | Talara | |
| 987 km or 614 mi | Mancora | |
| 988 km or 614 mi | Tacna | |
| 1014 km or 630 mi | Iquitos | |
| 1014 km or 630 mi |  Arica | |
| 1015 km or 631 mi | Tumbes | |
| 1029 km or 639 mi | Machala | |
| 1032 km or 642 mi | Rio Branco | |
| 1041 km or 647 mi | Cuenca | |
| 1073 km or 666 mi |  El Alto | |
| 1077 km or 669 mi | La Paz | |
| 1138 km or 707 mi | Milagro |