Bern vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$529
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
70
😀 Quality of life
95
64
🏙️ Population
135K
2.95M

The cost of living in Bern is 216% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 743rd and 6450th ($2512 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Switzerland and Ukraine, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 33rd and 4556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Kyiv

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Bern Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$7166

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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 Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563