Bern vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$2551
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$440
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
37
😀 Quality of life
94
47
🏙️ Population
134K
2.15M

The cost of living in Bern is 168% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 579th and 5620th ($2569 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in Switzerland and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.5 months in Harare. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 44th and 6463rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Harare

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Bern Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.4
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$39.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.9
🥤 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
$1451
$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$117
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$38.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$7309

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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 Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866