Bern vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2857
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$1571
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2760
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$890
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7360
$173
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
81
27
😀 Quality of life
93
28
🏙️ Population
137K
42.7K

The cost of living in Bern is 426% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 348th and 8425th ($2857 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 5th in Switzerland and Kenya, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 52nd and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Meru

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Bern Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.3
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.92
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$7
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.23
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1759
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3129
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2271
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.14%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16402
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9845
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.26
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.6
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.68
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.6
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.5
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.31
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.4
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$48.4
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$143
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$168
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2526
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29629
$10408

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583