Bern vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$2516
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$226
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
81
38
😀 Quality of life
97
48
🏙️ Population
1.07M
2.15M

The cost of living in Bern is 206% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 149th and 5483rd ($3134 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in Switzerland and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 6th and 6918th 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
$26.4
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$1.5
 Cappuccino
$7.02
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$10145

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2997
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2817
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2678
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2874
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2823
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3165
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3150
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3331
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3380
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3367
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2546
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3171
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3080
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3524
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3677
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1721
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3299
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2465
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3277
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4151
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3556
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3360
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3328
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3367
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1526
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1436
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3494
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3457
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3784
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3414
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3353
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3281
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3345
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318

Cities near Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899