Bern vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2945
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7244
$2475
🏠 One person rent
$1636
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$2802
$649
🍽️ Food expenses
$912
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7481
$230
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
37
😀 Quality of life
96
49
🏙️ Population
137K
2.15M

The cost of living in Bern is 189% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 237th and 5412th ($2945 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th 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 0.2 months in Harare. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 27th and 6721st 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
$26.7
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.2
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$1.49
 Cappuccino
$6.4
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.2
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1700
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1330
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3110
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2315
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$268
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.7
$93.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.57%
14.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$21955
$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8426
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.58
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.7
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$44.2
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.24
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.8
$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.4
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.33
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.5
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$132
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$163
$34.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2454
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23412
$8872

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2956
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2725
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2576
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2755
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2732
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2865
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2998
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2567
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3175
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3123
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3231
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3197
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2489
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3041
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2964
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3399
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3565
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1694
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3069
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2397
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3040
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3836
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3381
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3240
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3207
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3239
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1467
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3392
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3282
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3691
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3225
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3276
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3153
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3249
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169

Cities near Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830