Bern vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$3096
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$1649
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
80
47
😀 Quality of life
94
40
🏙️ Population
135K
15.1M

The cost of living in Bern is 114% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 987th and 4761st ($2381 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 3rd in Switzerland and Nigeria, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 36th and 6935th 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
$23.7
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$2289

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2457
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2481
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2331
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2470
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2308
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2658
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2891
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2931
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2897
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2717
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2643
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3088
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3234
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1434
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2732
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1950
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2738
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3426
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3099
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3059
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2970
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2934
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1360
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1249
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3037
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2976
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3296
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2960
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2988
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2873
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2974
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861

Cities near Lagos

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$1030
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$670
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$709
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$776
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$590
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$695
203 km or 126 mi Save
$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$553
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$560
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$621
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$743
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1502
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$433
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$551
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$384
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507