Bern vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2579
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$381
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
37
😀 Quality of life
95
43
🏙️ Population
135K
2.15M

The cost of living in Bern is 148% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 743rd and 5611th ($2512 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Switzerland and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 33rd and 6695th 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
$25
$8.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.99
 Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$53.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$124
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
14.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$18.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$34.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$8755

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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 Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841