Bern vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1810
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$556
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$565
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
16
😀 Quality of life
95
40
🏙️ Population
135K
2.19M

The cost of living in Bern is 253% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 743rd and 6859th ($2512 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Switzerland and Togo, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 33rd and 6954th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Lome

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Bern Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$93.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$88.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$1221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$8.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$32.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$4929

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

Cities near Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$345
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$656
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$755
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$570
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$617
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$368
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$546
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$655
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$710
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$585
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$747
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1133
253 km or 157 mi Save
$644
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1019
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$652
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$652
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$412
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$546
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$699
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$656
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$774
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$704
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$635
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$537
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$658
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$886
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1015
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1164
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1012
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1036
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1011
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$846
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1686
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$651