Bern vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$247
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
96
😀 Quality of life
94
61
🏙️ Population
134K
8.69M

The cost of living in Bern is 267% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 579th and 6811th ($2569 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 11th in Switzerland and Iran, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 44th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.4
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$1883

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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 Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569