Bern vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
80
13
😀 Quality of life
94
20
🏙️ Population
135K
989K

The cost of living in Bern is 305% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 987th and 7807th ($2381 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Switzerland and Malawi, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 36th and 8847th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Lilongwe

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Bern Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.7
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$1.37
 Cappuccino
$5.64
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$5.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$2351

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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
$3233
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 Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$518
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$492
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$493
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$457
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$566
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$507
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$825
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$525
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$748
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$992
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$794
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$873
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$646
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$675
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$461
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$752
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$541
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$947
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$872
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$738
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$776
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$917
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1018
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$723
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$875
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1003
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$730
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1506
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$597
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1150
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$854
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$700
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$961
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$766
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$502
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$486
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$688