Bern vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
46
😀 Quality of life
94
38
🏙️ Population
134K
15.1M

The cost of living in Bern is 473% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 579th and 8781st ($2569 vs $448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 3rd in Switzerland and Nigeria, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 44th and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Lagos

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Bern Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.4
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$0.32
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$5.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$718

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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 Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443