Bern vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$2249
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$333
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
37
😀 Quality of life
94
49
🏙️ Population
135K
2.47M

The cost of living in Bern is 222% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 987th and 6726th ($2381 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 6th in Switzerland and Zambia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 36th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.7
$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$9642

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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 Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$700
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$541
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$917
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$646
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1018
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$875
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$723
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$688
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$992
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$873
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$730
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$794
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$776
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$597
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$961
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$766
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$825
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$854
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$975
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$752
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$624
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$748
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$947
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$492
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$566
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$507
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$518
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$457
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$493
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$525
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$540
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1003
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$631
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$461
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$675