Bern vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$819
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
90
😀 Quality of life
94
66
🏙️ Population
134K
9.21M

The cost of living in Bern is 99% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 579th and 4206th ($2569 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 8th in Switzerland and Mexico, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 44th and 4184th 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
$24.4
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$10204

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881