Bern vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2857
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$1571
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$2760
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$890
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7360
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
81
93
😀 Quality of life
93
73
🏙️ Population
137K
9.21M

The cost of living in Bern is 94% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 348th and 4074th ($2857 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 4th 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 0.8 months in Mexico City. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 52nd and 2482nd 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
$26.3
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.92
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$7
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.23
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1759
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3129
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2271
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.14%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16402
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9845
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.26
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.6
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.68
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.6
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.5
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.31
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.4
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$48.4
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$143
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$168
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2526
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29629
$13182

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005