Bern vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
80
30
😀 Quality of life
95
25
🏙️ Population
135K
42.7K

The cost of living in Bern is 370% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 743rd and 8393rd ($2512 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 4th in Switzerland and Kenya, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 33rd and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Meru

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Bern Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$8360

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545