Bern vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2945
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7244
$1696
🏠 One person rent
$1636
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2802
$350
🍽️ Food expenses
$912
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7481
$98
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
80
36
😀 Quality of life
96
50
🏙️ Population
137K
2.47M

The cost of living in Bern is 350% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 237th and 7398th ($2945 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 8th in Switzerland and Zambia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.1 months in Lusaka. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 27th and 6625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Lusaka

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Bern Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.7
$7.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.2
$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$6.4
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.2
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1700
$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1330
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3110
$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2315
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$268
$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.7
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.57%
25.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$21955
$2016
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8426
$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.58
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.7
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$44.2
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.24
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.8
$4.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.4
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.33
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.8
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.5
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$132
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$163
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2454
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23412
$11593

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2956
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2725
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2576
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2755
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2732
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2865
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2998
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2567
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3175
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3123
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3231
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3197
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2489
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3041
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2964
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3399
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3565
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1694
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3069
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2397
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3040
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3836
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3381
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3240
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3207
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3239
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1467
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3392
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3282
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3691
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3225
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3276
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3153
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3249
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169

Cities near Lusaka

Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$687
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$577
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1062
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$650
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$755
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$592
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692