Bern vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
90
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
135K
9.21M

The cost of living in Bern is 111% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 743rd and 4630th ($2512 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 6th in Switzerland and Mexico, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 33rd and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Mexico City

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Bern Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$8550

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709