Bern vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$904
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$306
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
80
13
😀 Quality of life
94
26
🏙️ Population
134K
989K

The cost of living in Bern is 601% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 579th and 9038th ($2569 vs $367) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in Switzerland and Malawi, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 44th and 8741st 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
$24.4
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$2.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$75.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$10.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$16.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$9504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$8.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$1.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$1424

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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 Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734