Bern vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1689
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
69
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
135K
330K

The cost of living in Bern is 86% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 743rd and 4220th ($2512 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 6th in Switzerland and Cyprus, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 33rd and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Nicosia

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Bern Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$7504

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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 Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591