Bern vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$2005
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$726
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$626
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
43
😀 Quality of life
94
63
🏙️ Population
134K
1.08M

The cost of living in Bern is 215% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 579th and 6335th ($2569 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 4th in Switzerland and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 44th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.4
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
15.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$4.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$7.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$8086

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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 Nur-Sultan

Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$628
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$660
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$669
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$620
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$628
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$605
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$402
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$598
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$579
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$641
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$734
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$637
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$488
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$636
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$551
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$640
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$487
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$564
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$558
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$657
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$448
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$497
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$582
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$878
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$479
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$653
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$676
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$560
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$347
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$935
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$398
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1051
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$651