Bern vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$399
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
80
67
😀 Quality of life
94
59
🏙️ Population
134K
5.55M

The cost of living in Bern is 298% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 579th and 7242nd ($2569 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in Switzerland and Kenya, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 44th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Nairobi

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Bern Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.4
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$6839

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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 Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747