Bern vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$545
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
16
😀 Quality of life
94
40
🏙️ Population
134K
2.19M

The cost of living in Bern is 279% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 579th and 6964th ($2569 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in Switzerland and Togo, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 44th and 7143rd 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
$24.4
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$0.81
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$90.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$1203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$3.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$8.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$31.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$6625

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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 Lome

Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327