Bern vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2945
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7244
$2443
🏠 One person rent
$1636
$618
🏘️ Family rent
$2802
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$912
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7481
$87.1
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
47
😀 Quality of life
96
41
🏙️ Population
137K
15.1M

The cost of living in Bern is 167% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 237th and 4957th ($2945 vs $1102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th 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 0.1 months in Lagos. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 27th and 7632nd 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
$26.7
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.2
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$1
 Cappuccino
$6.4
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.2
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1700
$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1330
$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3110
$1460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2315
$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$268
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.7
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.57%
19.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$21955
$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8426
$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.58
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.7
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$44.2
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.24
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.8
$5.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$2.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.4
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.33
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.8
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.5
$1.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$132
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$163
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2454
$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23412
$2304

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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 Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1013
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576