Bern vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$522
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	46
😀 Quality of life	94	55
🏙️ Population	135K	2.96M

The cost of living in Bern is 179% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 987th and 6253rd ($2381 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Switzerland and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 36th and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Tashkent

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	Bern	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$9301

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2457
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2481
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2331
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2470
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2658
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2891
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2931
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2897
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2717
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2643
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3088
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3234
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1434
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2732
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1950
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2738
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3426
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3099
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3059
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$2970
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2934
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1360
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1249
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3037
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$2976
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3296
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2873
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$2974
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785