Bern vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
80
67
😀 Quality of life
95
57
🏙️ Population
135K
5.55M

The cost of living in Bern is 237% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 743rd and 6689th ($2512 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Switzerland and Kenya, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 33rd and 5632nd 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
$25
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$8325

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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 Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768