Bern vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2945
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7244
$2534
🏠 One person rent
$1636
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$2802
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$912
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7481
$592
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
79
😀 Quality of life
96
71
🏙️ Population
137K
9.94M

The cost of living in Bern is 183% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 237th and 5274th ($2945 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Switzerland and Peru, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 27th and 3631st 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
$26.7
$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.2
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$6.4
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.2
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1700
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1330
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3110
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2315
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$268
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.7
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.57%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$21955
$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8426
$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.58
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.7
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$44.2
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.24
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.8
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.4
$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.33
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.8
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$132
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$163
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2454
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23412
$8454

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2956
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2725
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2576
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2755
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2732
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2865
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2998
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2567
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3175
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3123
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3231
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3197
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2489
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3041
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2964
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3399
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3565
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1694
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3069
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2397
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3040
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3836
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3381
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3240
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3207
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3239
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1467
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3392
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3282
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3691
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3225
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3276
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3153
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3249
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745