Bern vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$1511
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	80	19
😀 Quality of life	94	53
🏙️ Population	135K	2.49M

The cost of living in Bern is 135% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 987th and 5424th ($2381 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Switzerland and Angola, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 36th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Luanda

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	Bern	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.7	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$15041

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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 Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961