Bern vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2857
$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$1571
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$2760
$1368
🍽️ Food expenses
$890
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7360
$1894
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
72
😀 Quality of life
93
83
🏙️ Population
137K
56.8K

The cost of living in Bern is 91% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 348th and 4020th ($2857 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 4th 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 1.3 months in Nicosia. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 52nd and 509th 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
$26.3
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18
$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.92
$4.62
☕ Cappuccino
$7
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.23
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1759
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3129
$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2271
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.14%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16402
$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9845
$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.26
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.6
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.68
$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.6
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.5
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.31
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.4
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$48.4
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$143
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$168
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2526
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29629
$9567

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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 Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1375
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1237
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1220
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1440
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047